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Vintage Surreal Prison Murder Macabre Original Drawing
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare and interesting original drawing. Charcoal and penicl on paper. Signed. Framed. Image size, 15L x 13H.
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1930s Surrealist Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Danse Macabre - Rare Book Engraved by Frans Masereel - 1941
By Frans Masereel
Located in Roma, IT
Danse Macabre is an original Rare Book illustrated by Frans Masereel (1889 – 1972) in 1941
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1940s Contemporary Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Photogravure

Vintage Surreal Modernist Nude Erotic Macabre Skeleton Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage and usual American school painting. Oil on board.
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1950s Impressionist Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Colorful Surreal Abstract Expressionist Painting of a Macabre Group of Clowns
Located in Houston, TX
Ensor. Combining the macabre with the playful, the work features distorted clowns amongst other
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1990s Surrealist Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Tempera

Parker Panttila "Macabre" Mixed-Media on Board
Located in Brooklyn, NY
style, highlighting a macabre sensibility. Along with being a proficient artist in many mediums
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1950s American Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Paint

1930s Vintage Industrial Vitrolite White Milk Glass Slab Coffin Table Macabre
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Assembled as coffee table. Measures: W 48 x D 30 x H 20.75 in. Vitrolite slab, USA, circa 1910s. Machine Age coffin trolley, USA, circa 1940s.
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Macabre Art

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Aluminum

Mario Torres Wicker Sculpture of a Woman
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Amusing and macabre life size midcentury Mario Torres woven wicker sculpture of a woman in
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Late 20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Metal, Copper

The Grand Finale Lobby Card Limited Edition Cel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
animation art collection of Jerry Beck. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Juan Ortiz has been an illustrator/designer for
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1980s Pop Art Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Late Art Deco Period Cubist Nautical Harbour Scene
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late Art Deco Period, Cubist watercolour of a nautical harbour scene painted by Yan Bernard Morel
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1930s Cubist Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Carbon Pencil

Fantastic Village Scene Modern Irish Magic Realism Oil Painting
By Philip Castle
Located in Surfside, FL
the macabre reminiscent of Roald Dahl. While at the NCAD she met Philip Castle, who was studying
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20th Century Folk Art Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nine Lives
By General Idea
Located in Toronto, Ontario
postmodern and conceptual art in Canada and beyond. With their subversive approach and interest in parody
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1990s Modern Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Nylon, Screen

Separation of Creation Oil Painting
By John U. Abrahamson
Located in Rio Vista, CA
nude male with the motto Partitus Ero or I wager in Latin. Abrahamson is known for his macabre style
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20th Century Surrealist Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Wish Not to Be Disturbed for the Duration of Winter - Playboy Cartoon
Located in Miami, FL
Gahan Wilson was the Master of the macabre, and most of his work is associated with Charles Addams
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1960s Conceptual Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Color Pencil

American Street Scene
By Irving Norman
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Irving Norman. "American Street Scene" is a macabre social surrealism city scape, oil
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bacchanal
By Irving Norman
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Irving Norman. "Bacchanal" is a macabre social surrealism painting, oil on canvas in
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bacchanal
Bacchanal
H 69.5 in W 39.5 in
Maurice Kish 20th century genre painting
By Maurice Kish
Located in Larchmont, NY
studies in art at Cooper Union and the National Academy of Design, gaining a foundation solid enough to
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20th Century American Modern Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Nude with Drape
By Fletcher Martin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
take on one of the oldest subjects in western art, the female nude. In this work, we see the structural
Category

1930s American Modern Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Oil

Nude with Drape
H 17 in W 24 in D 1 in
North By North West (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
long and tremendously productive career. His films are marked by a macabre sense of humour and a
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1950s Modern Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Romance of Ambrose Bierce #3 [Romance (N.) from Ambrose Bierce #3]
By Ralph Eugene Meatyard
Located in New York, NY
primitive masks, perhaps with the intention of creating a parody of high art. Rather than sports fans, the
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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

In Voluptas Mors (Dalí)
By Philippe Halsman
Located in Dallas, TX
, expertly arranged to resemble a macabre skull. Dali stands next to the literal human skull, quizzically
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1950s Surrealist Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Nine Lives
By General Idea
Located in Toronto, Ontario
postmodern and conceptual art in Canada and beyond. The group was both prolific and multi-disciplinary long
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1980s Post-Modern Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Screen

Alice Cooper in Concert
By Mike Gray
Located in Austin, TX
macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock people. This listing is for a limited edition
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1970s Contemporary Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Alice Cooper in Concert
Alice Cooper in Concert
H 16 in W 20 in D 1 in
"Orientalist Interior" Watercolor by Philippe Jullian Ex- D.D. Ryan Estate
By Philippe Jullian
Located in Bristol, CT
with their turban clad handler. Sagittarius Gallery, NY label inscribed Jullian No. 18 on verso Art
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20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Watercolor

Personnage sans Tête - B/w Etching - Mid 1900
By Mayo (Antoine Malliarakis)
Located in Roma, IT
Antoine Mayo, art name of Malliarakis (1905-1990) Signed in pencil on lower right margin, this is a rare
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Etching

ELK FIGHT Signed Lithograph, Surrealist Group, Panic Movement, Arrabal, Topor
Located in Union City, NJ
Françoise Treussardstyle in literature, cinema, painting and acting gravitates toward the surreal macabre
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1970s Surrealist Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Lithograph

Points of Departure II: Nijinsky Variations
By Peter Milton
Located in Middletown, NY
and patrons, all taking part in a macabre dance of death, as this moving image merges audience and
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1990s American Modern Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Two Soldiers - Original Lithograph by A. Kubin - 1933
By Alfred Kubin
Located in Roma, IT
of fantastical, often macabre subjects. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing
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1930s Symbolist Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Lithograph

PANIQUE Signed Lithograph, Surreal Caricature Portrait, Black Humor
By Roland Topor
Located in Union City, NJ
acting slides toward the surreal macabre and express examples of his taste for black comedy.
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1970s Surrealist Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Lithograph

'Lobsterman's Wharf, Maine' original lithograph signed by "Zsissly" Albright
By Malvin Marr Albright
Located in Milwaukee, WI
macabre decay as his human subjects. In the composition, the shack in the foreground leans and seems to
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1940s American Modern Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Who Pete Townshend 1979 - signed limited edition
By Michael Putland
Located in London, GB
: Townshend pushed the group toward new sonic territory, incorporating pop art and conceptual extended musical
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1970s Modern Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Six Anatomical Castings of Deformed Hands, 1960s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
hollow and some are filled and solid. Very unique, albeit sad and macabre set. Unable to find anything
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Late 20th Century American Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Metal

Rashomon - A 1950 costume design for the New York Theatre by Oliver Messel
By Oliver Messel
Located in London, GB
Rashomon gate and a barbaric bamboo jungle are like the illustrations for a macabre legend. Rashomon is an
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Mid-20th Century Realist Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Watercolor

My World and Yours
By Irving Norman
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A drawing by Irving Norman. "My World and Yours" is a macabre social surrealism city scape
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Graphite

Striptease
By Irving Norman
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A drawing by Irving Norman. "Striptease" is a macabre cultural commentary drawing, pencil and color
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Pencil, Color Pencil

Invention of the Human Eye - Original China Ink on Paper by A. Martini - 1935
By Alberto Martini
Located in Roma, IT
activity for his artistic production. The youthful satirical inspiration was replaced by the most macabre
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1930s Contemporary Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Ink

The Birds/Psycho Czech Film Movie Poster, Ziegler, 1970 Vintage Rare Hitchcock
By Zdenek Ziegler
Located in Bath, Somerset
Wonderfully macabre and very cool artwork by Zdenek Ziegler features on the Czech double bill film
Category

20th Century Czech Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Paper

Surrealist "Skeleton" Watercolor by Parker Panttila
Located in Brooklyn, NY
macabre and comedic sensibilities. Along with being a proficient artist in many mediums (outsider
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1950s North American Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Paint

Parker Panttila "Date Night" Gouache on Board
Located in Brooklyn, NY
.' Surrealist in style, incorporating both macabre and comedic sensibilities. Along with being a proficient
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1950s American Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Paint

Parker Panttila "Date Night" Gouache on Board
Parker Panttila "Date Night" Gouache on Board
H 18.25 in W 23.1 in D 0.25 in
Parker Panttila Surrealist Study Watercolor on Board
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, incorporating both macabre and comedic sensibilities. Along with being a proficient artist in many mediums
Category

1950s American Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Paint

Vintage Tibetan Pictorial Flayed Man Rug
Located in New York, NY
. The macabre motif sits atop a deep blue field. Employed by Vajrayana Buddhists as seats of power
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Mid-20th Century Tibetan Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Wool

Alice Cooper Performing Fine Art Print
By Mike Gray
Located in Las Vegas, NV
macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock people. This image was captured by photographer
Category

1980s Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment

Alice Cooper in Concert Fine Art Print
By Mike Gray
Located in Las Vegas, NV
macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock people. This image was captured by photographer
Category

1980s Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment

Alice Cooper on Stage Fine Art Print
Located in Las Vegas, NV
drawn equally from horror films, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand
Category

1970s Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment

Joan Crawford Dramatic Portrait with Axe Movie Star News Fine Art Print
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Baker in a macabre mother and daughter tale about a series of axe-murders. Released by Columbia Pictures
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1960s Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink

Wellfleet, George Grosz, 1940 (Modernist Landscape Watercolour)
By George Grosz
Located in Aerdenhout, NL
Weimar Republic and is best known for his macabre caricatural works criticizing capitalism. His paintings
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1940s Modern Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

New York Street, Downtown Manhattan, George Grosz, 1933 (Dada Streetscape)
By George Grosz
Located in Aerdenhout, NL
Weimar Republic and is best known for his macabre caricatural works criticizing capitalism. His paintings
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1930s Dada Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Alice Cooper Performing Candid Backstage Vintage Original Photograph
By Michael Kagan
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Shock Rock". He has drawn equally from horror films, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre
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1970s Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Alice Cooper Performing with Cane and Tophat Vintage Original Photograph
Located in Las Vegas, NV
, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock people. Some
Category

1970s Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Alice Cooper Performing with Big Smile Vintage Original Photograph
Located in Las Vegas, NV
, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock people. Some
Category

1970s Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Alice Cooper Performing with Giant Toothbrush Vintage Original Photograph
By Chris Walter
Located in Las Vegas, NV
, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock people. Some
Category

1970s Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Alice Cooper Performing with Snake Vintage Original Photograph
Located in Las Vegas, NV
macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock people. Some wear and tear are associated with
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1970s Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Alice Cooper Singing with a Smile Vintage Original Photograph
Located in Las Vegas, NV
, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock people. Some
Category

1970s Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Alice Cooper Eyes Crossed on Stage Vintage Original Photograph
Located in Las Vegas, NV
, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock people. Some
Category

1970s Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Alice Cooper Performing with Liquor Bottle Costumes Vintage Original Photograph
By Chris Walter
Located in Las Vegas, NV
, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock people. Some
Category

1980s Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Alice Cooper Singing in Full Makeup Vintage Original Photograph
By Chris Walter
Located in Las Vegas, NV
, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock people. Some
Category

1970s Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Alice Cooper Performing with Microphone Vintage Original Photograph
By Chris Walter
Located in Las Vegas, NV
garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock people. Some wear and
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1970s Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Alice Cooper Performing with Boa Snake Vintage Original Photograph
By Chris Walter
Located in Las Vegas, NV
, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock people. Some
Category

1970s Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Alice Cooper Performing with Wide Eyes Vintage Original Photograph
By Chris Walter
Located in Las Vegas, NV
macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock people. Some wear and tear are associated with
Category

1970s Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Alice Cooper Performing in White Vintage Original Photograph
By Scott Weiner
Located in Las Vegas, NV
macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock people. Some wear and tear are associated with
Category

1980s Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Alice Cooper Performing with Top Hats Vintage Original Photograph
By Fin Costello
Located in Las Vegas, NV
horror films, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to
Category

1970s Vintage Macabre Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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Vintage Macabre Art For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of vintage macabre art for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many modern, Surrealist and Expressionist versions of these works for sale. Making the right choice when shopping for an item from our selection of vintage macabre art may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a choice in our collection of vintage macabre 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 gray, black, brown, orange and more. Creating an object in our assortment of vintage macabre art has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Irving Norman, Roland Topor, Alberto Martini, Malvin Marr Albright and Barton Lidice Benes are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, oil paint and canvas can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Vintage Macabre Art?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a piece of vintage macabre art in our inventory may begin at $289 and can go as high as $180,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,250.
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