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By Ansel Adams

Located in Pacific Grove, CA

gravestone carver, John Locke.

Category

1940s Modern Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Gravestone Leap-Frog

Gravestone Leap-Frog

By Bert Hardy

Located in London, GB

A young boy from the Gorbals area of Glasgow playing leap-frog over gravestones. Children play in

Category

1940s Modern Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Historic Miniature Watercolor of English Country Church with Gravestones
Historic Miniature Watercolor of English Country Church with Gravestones

Historic Miniature Watercolor of English Country Church with Gravestones

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of English Country Church with Gravestones by Jack Grunwell

Category

20th Century English School Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Watercolor

Purvis Young — Procession and Witness (Angels and Mourning), Mixed-Media Diptych
Purvis Young — Procession and Witness (Angels and Mourning), Mixed-Media Diptych

Purvis Young — Procession and Witness (Angels and Mourning), Mixed-Media Diptych

By Purvis Young

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

graveyard scene, marked by crosses, gravestones, and compressed architectural forms that blur the line

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Metal

Historic Miniature Watercolor of St Mary the Virgin Church in Mangotsfield
Historic Miniature Watercolor of St Mary the Virgin Church in Mangotsfield

Historic Miniature Watercolor of St Mary the Virgin Church in Mangotsfield

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

to detail brings out the weathered stone walls, Gothic windows, and aged gravestones, creating a

Category

20th Century English School Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Watercolor

Historic Miniature Watercolor Paintings of St Michael Archangel Church
Historic Miniature Watercolor Paintings of St Michael Archangel Church

Historic Miniature Watercolor Paintings of St Michael Archangel Church

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

, Bristol, England. Nestled among lush greenery and gravestones, the church’s striking Gothic Revival

Category

20th Century English School Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Watercolor

A Sleeping Place, Folk Art Screenprint by Ted Jeremenko

A Sleeping Place, Folk Art Screenprint by Ted Jeremenko

By Ted Jeremenko

Located in Long Island City, NY

Theodore Jeremenko, this scene also features a unique cozy assemblage of gravestones in muted neutral

Category

1980s Folk Art Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Screen

St Peter and St Paul Northleach Historic Cotswold Church Watercolor
St Peter and St Paul Northleach Historic Cotswold Church Watercolor

St Peter and St Paul Northleach Historic Cotswold Church Watercolor

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

tracery, and expansive stained-glass windows with remarkable sensitivity. The surrounding gravestones and

Category

20th Century English School Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Watercolor

Father, Mother
Father, Mother

Sophie CalleFather, Mother, 1990

$8,700

H 23.75 in W 15.75 in

Father, Mother

By Sophie Calle

Located in Toronto, Ontario

vulnerability on her own terms. This diptych of a gravestone duo is a well-known motif in her oeuvre

Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Metal

Miniature Watercolor of St. Michael the Archangel at Two Mile Hill
Miniature Watercolor of St. Michael the Archangel at Two Mile Hill

Miniature Watercolor of St. Michael the Archangel at Two Mile Hill

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

design. Tranquil and Atmospheric: The surrounding greenery and gravestones add depth and historical

Category

20th Century English School Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Watercolor

Graveyard Leapfrog

Graveyard Leapfrog

By Bert Hardy

Located in London, GB

A group of boys playing leapfrog amongst the gravestones of the Corporation Burial Ground in

Category

1940s Modern Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Wood Engravings of Gwenda Morgan – WHITTINGTON Press – DELUXE ED., signed
The Wood Engravings of Gwenda Morgan – WHITTINGTON Press – DELUXE ED., signed

The Wood Engravings of Gwenda Morgan – WHITTINGTON Press – DELUXE ED., signed

Located in Middletown, NY

by Gwenda Morgan" is on p. [59]. The colophon is set within the gravestone engraving from 'Gray's

Category

20th Century English Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Paper, Leather

Glazed, Resin Statue of Horses
Glazed, Resin Statue of Horses

Glazed, Resin Statue of Horses

By Marino Mazzacurati

Located in Los Angeles, CA

(Orphic Songs) of the poet Dino Campana. After a few years as a gravestone sculptor in his father’s

Category

1940s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Resin, Plaster

"Onto The Sands" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225
"Onto The Sands" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

"Onto The Sands" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

By Stanley Lewis

Located in Surfside, FL

gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he said was "a constant reminder that we are

Category

1960s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Ink, Black and White, Lithograph

"Exodus" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225
"Exodus" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

"Exodus" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

By Stanley Lewis

Located in Surfside, FL

gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he said was "a constant reminder that we are

Category

1960s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Ink, Black and White, Lithograph

"Through The Wadi" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225
"Through The Wadi" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

"Through The Wadi" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

By Stanley Lewis

Located in Surfside, FL

gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he said was "a constant reminder that we are

Category

1960s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Ink, Black and White, Lithograph

"The Mountain Pass" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225
"The Mountain Pass" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

"The Mountain Pass" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

By Stanley Lewis

Located in Surfside, FL

gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he said was "a constant reminder that we are

Category

1960s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Ink, Black and White, Lithograph

"To The Water Source" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225
"To The Water Source" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

"To The Water Source" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

By Stanley Lewis

Located in Surfside, FL

gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he said was "a constant reminder that we are

Category

1960s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Ink, Black and White, Lithograph

"Desert People" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225
"Desert People" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

"Desert People" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

By Stanley Lewis

Located in Surfside, FL

gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he said was "a constant reminder that we are

Category

1960s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Ink, Black and White, Lithograph

"Into the Distance" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225
"Into the Distance" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

"Into the Distance" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

By Stanley Lewis

Located in Surfside, FL

gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he said was "a constant reminder that we are

Category

1960s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Ink, Black and White, Lithograph

"The Sandstorm" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225
"The Sandstorm" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

"The Sandstorm" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

By Stanley Lewis

Located in Surfside, FL

gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he said was "a constant reminder that we are

Category

1960s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Ink, Black and White, Lithograph

"Unknown Path" from Wanderers Illustrations
"Unknown Path" from Wanderers Illustrations

"Unknown Path" from Wanderers Illustrations

By Stanley Lewis

Located in Surfside, FL

gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he said was "a constant reminder that we are

Category

1960s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Paper, Ink, Lithograph

Composition
Composition

Alberto MagnelliComposition, 1967

$3,000

H 16.75 in W 24 in D 0.01 in

Composition

By Alberto Magnelli

Located in San Francisco, CA

to his wishes, the following inscription appears on his gravestone: Alberto Magnelli, 1888-1971

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Lithograph

Michael Kenny Preparatory Sketch from the Serpentine Show
Michael Kenny Preparatory Sketch from the Serpentine Show

Michael Kenny Preparatory Sketch from the Serpentine Show

By Michael Kenny RA

Located in London, GB

gravestone in Highgate cemetery is the title of one of his sculptures, More Loved Than Known. The legend has

Category

1970s English Post-Modern Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Wood, Paper

Recent Sales

Church-Shaped Decorative Clock
Church-Shaped Decorative Clock

Church-Shaped Decorative Clock

Unavailable

H 5.91 in W 4.34 in D 5.91 in

Church-Shaped Decorative Clock

Located in Lisboa, Lisboa

the church is a stone wall with vegetation and gravestones, recalling the atmosphere of a small

Category

Mid-20th Century French Modern Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Resin

White Carrera Marble Angel of Grief Statue, Hand-Carved Reproduction,
White Carrera Marble Angel of Grief Statue, Hand-Carved Reproduction,

White Carrera Marble Angel of Grief Statue, Hand-Carved Reproduction,

Located in Houston, TX

gravestone of artist and his wife, in the Protestant Cemetery in Rome. This statue was commissioned and hand

Category

1990s Italian Beaux Arts Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Marble

Birch in the Forest

Gandy BrodieBirch in the Forest, c. 1965

Unavailable

H 23.5 in W 18 in

Birch in the Forest

By Gandy Brodie

Located in Lawrence, NY

tenement as solid and flat as a gravestone. In his best works, Brodie was able to coax an image right up to

Category

1960s Expressionist Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Pastel, Gouache

Tenement Storm

Gandy BrodieTenement Storm, c. 1965

Unavailable

H 25 in W 19 in

Tenement Storm

By Gandy Brodie

Located in Lawrence, NY

tenement as solid and flat as a gravestone. In his best works, Brodie was able to coax an image right up to

Category

1960s Expressionist Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Pastel, Gouache

Chinese Shop Window, Lower East Side

Chinese Shop Window, Lower East Side

By Gandy Brodie

Located in Lawrence, NY

tenement as solid and flat as a gravestone. In his best works, Brodie was able to coax an image right up to

Category

1960s Expressionist Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Stream Channel with Yellow Woods

Stream Channel with Yellow Woods

By Gandy Brodie

Located in Lawrence, NY

tenement as solid and flat as a gravestone. In his best works, Brodie was able to coax an image right up to

Category

1960s Expressionist Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Signed HD Sculpture
Signed HD Sculpture

Signed HD Sculpture

Unavailable

H 35 in W 18.5 in D 7 in

Signed HD Sculpture

Located in Litchfield, CT

of the piece along with the iconography may resemble a gravestone, yet the top is carved out and it

Category

20th Century American Folk Art Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Stone

Les Tombes: Father, Mother
Les Tombes: Father, Mother

Les Tombes: Father, Mother

By Sophie Calle

Located in Toronto, Ontario

absence, exposing her own vulnerability on her own terms. This diptych of her parents’ gravestones is a

Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Arts & Crafts Liberty & Co 'Tudric' Candlesticks Designed by Archibald Knox
Arts & Crafts Liberty & Co 'Tudric' Candlesticks Designed by Archibald Knox

Arts & Crafts Liberty & Co 'Tudric' Candlesticks Designed by Archibald Knox

By Archibald Knox

Located in Petworth, GB

of his time painting. In 1917 Archibald Knox designed a gravestone in the Celtic Revival style for

Category

20th Century English Arts and Crafts Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Pewter

"Unknown Path" from Wanderers Illustrations
"Unknown Path" from Wanderers Illustrations

"Unknown Path" from Wanderers Illustrations

By Stanley Lewis

Located in Surfside, FL

gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he said was "a constant reminder that we are

Category

1960s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Paper, Ink, Lithograph

"The Sandstorm" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225
"The Sandstorm" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

"The Sandstorm" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

By Stanley Lewis

Located in Surfside, FL

gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he said was "a constant reminder that we are

Category

1960s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Ink, Black and White, Lithograph

"Into the Distance" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225
"Into the Distance" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

"Into the Distance" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

By Stanley Lewis

Located in Surfside, FL

gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he said was "a constant reminder that we are

Category

1960s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Ink, Black and White, Lithograph

"Through The Wadi" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225
"Through The Wadi" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

"Through The Wadi" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

By Stanley Lewis

Located in Surfside, FL

gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he said was "a constant reminder that we are

Category

1960s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Ink, Black and White, Lithograph

"To The Water Source" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225
"To The Water Source" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

"To The Water Source" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

By Stanley Lewis

Located in Surfside, FL

gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he said was "a constant reminder that we are

Category

1960s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Ink, Black and White, Lithograph

"Exodus" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225
"Exodus" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

"Exodus" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

By Stanley Lewis

Located in Surfside, FL

gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he said was "a constant reminder that we are

Category

1960s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Ink, Black and White, Lithograph

"The Mountain Pass" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225
"The Mountain Pass" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

"The Mountain Pass" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

By Stanley Lewis

Located in Surfside, FL

gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he said was "a constant reminder that we are

Category

1960s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Ink, Black and White, Lithograph

"Desert People" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225
"Desert People" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

"Desert People" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

By Stanley Lewis

Located in Surfside, FL

gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he said was "a constant reminder that we are

Category

1960s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Ink, Black and White, Lithograph

"Onto The Sands" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225
"Onto The Sands" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

"Onto The Sands" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

By Stanley Lewis

Located in Surfside, FL

gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he said was "a constant reminder that we are

Category

1960s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Ink, Black and White, Lithograph

"View Of The Makhtesh" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225
"View Of The Makhtesh" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

"View Of The Makhtesh" from Wanderers Illustrations 112/225

By Stanley Lewis

Located in Surfside, FL

gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he said was "a constant reminder that we are

Category

1960s Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Ink, Black and White, Lithograph

Leda and the Swan
Leda and the Swan

Leda and the Swan

By Eugenie Gershoy

Located in Los Angeles, CA

mahogany and oak beams, even old gravestones. After some years, however, she found both the materials and

Category

1950s Expressionist Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Bronze

American Folk Sculpture by Robert Bishop
American Folk Sculpture by Robert Bishop

American Folk Sculpture by Robert Bishop

Sold

H 11.25 in W 8.75 in D 1.25 in

American Folk Sculpture by Robert Bishop

By Robert Bishop

Located in valatie, NY

, whirligigs, scrimshaw, gravestones, toys and more. NPT Books, a division of N.P. Trent Antiques, has a large

Category

20th Century American Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Paper

David Shapiro
David Shapiro

Rene RicardDavid Shapiro, 1989

Sold

H 31 in W 24.25 in

David Shapiro

By Rene Ricard

Located in New York, NY

") and as a memento mori, a gravestone bearing the two poets' names. Ricard's confessional hand

Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Lithograph

Large Granite "Salesman's Sample" for A Monument
Large Granite "Salesman's Sample" for A Monument

Large Granite "Salesman's Sample" for A Monument

Located in Hudson, NY

This Piece was "probably" Created as an Example of a Gravestone Manufacturers Offerings. The Type

Category

Late 20th Century American Folk Art Vintage Gravestones

Florentine Wall with Trees

Florentine Wall with Trees

By Gandy Brodie

Located in Lawrence, NY

tenement as solid and flat as a gravestone. In his best works, Brodie was able to coax an image right up to

Category

1950s Expressionist Vintage Gravestones

Materials

Gouache

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Vintage Gravestones For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of vintage gravestones for sale on 1stDibs. There are many contemporary, modern and Surrealist versions of these works for sale. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add vintage gravestones that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, beige, black, white and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Stanley Lewis, Bert Hardy, Rene Ricard, Beckett Berning and Robert Kawika Sheer are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in lithograph, ink and silver gelatin print.

How Much are Vintage Gravestones?

Prices for pieces in our collection of vintage gravestones start at $350 and top out at $9,800 with the average selling for $423.