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Macabre Surreal Brutalist Steel Step Sculpture
Located in Garnerville, NY
Torch cut steel and mixed metals Surrealist sculpture of a headless seated figure. Haunting and thought provoking piece dating from the late 1960s-the early 1970s. Unsigned. The ...
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1960s American Brutalist Vintage Macabre

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Steel, Cut Steel, Wire

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

Materials

Paint

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

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Canvas, Oil

Macabre Eery Artist Made Cast Aluminum Claw with Talons
Located in Ferndale, MI
. Wonderfully eery and macabre. There is a drill bit cast into the top. Posiibly for strength or hanging?
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Mid-20th Century American Gothic Revival Vintage Macabre

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Aluminum

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

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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

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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

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Tempera

Vintage Original Framed Drawing Depicting a Dark and Macabre Hanging Scene
Located in Bristol, GB
Vintage Original Pencil and Charcoal Study Depicting a rather serious situation at the gallows, the victim of the hanging is being read his last rights with his head down and eyes c...
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20th Century French Vintage Macabre

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Paper

Vintage Original Framed Drawing Depicting a Dark and Macabre Hanging Scene
Located in Bristol, GB
Vintage Original Pencil and Charcoal Study Depicting a rather serious situation at the gallows, the victim of the hanging appears to have been hanging for a while and is being picke...
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20th Century French Vintage Macabre

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Paper

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

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Aluminum

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

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Oil, Canvas

1940s I Magnin Goth Straw Cartwheel Hat w Low Crown & Wispy Feather Trim
By I Magnin and Co
Located in Gresham, OR
. One size fits all-use pins to anchor. Would make a fabulous macabre Halloween look!
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1940s Vintage Macabre

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

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Photographic Paper

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

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Metal, Copper

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

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Metal

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

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Ink, Gouache, Color Pencil

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
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20th Century Czech Vintage Macabre

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Paper

Mario Torres Wicker Sculpture of a Woman
By Mario Lopez Torres
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Amusing and macabre life size midcentury Mario Torres woven wicker sculpture of a woman in
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20th Century Mexican Arts and Crafts Vintage Macabre

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Reed

Let It Come Down by Paul Bowles, 1st Ed, Stated 1st Printing
Located in valatie, NY
himself, and his macabre experiences in the inferno of Tangiers as he gives in to his darkest impulses
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1950s American Vintage Macabre

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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

Materials

Paint

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

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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Alice Cooper in Concert
Alice Cooper in Concert
H 16 in W 20 in D 1 in
Robert Lienkiwicz Original Sketch
Located in Alton, GB
that artist Robert Lenkiewicz was deceased, and he reportedly kept a death room, full of macabre
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20th Century Vintage Macabre

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Paper

Robert Lienkiwicz Original Sketch
Robert Lienkiwicz Original Sketch
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 1.19 in
Nine Lives
By General Idea
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Lives" a trio of copyright skulls becomes a macabre and stylized group portrait (many GI creations
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1990s Modern Vintage Macabre

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Nylon, Screen

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

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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
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1950s American Vintage Macabre

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Paint

Bochic Vintage Gold Poison and Peacock Rings
Located in New York, NY
macabre! Fortunately, today they are delightful items of jewelry. Their secret compartment can be used for
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20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Macabre

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Gold

The Grand Finale Lobby Card Limited Edition Cel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
/Dreamworks release I Am Number Four (produced by Steven Spielberg) as well as The Skull Army, a macabre
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1980s Pop Art Vintage Macabre

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Paper, Pencil

Nine Lives
By General Idea
Located in Toronto, Ontario
" features a trio of stylized skulls, becoming a macabre group portrait. As cats have nine lives, an
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1980s Post-Modern Vintage Macabre

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Screen

Vintage Marble Skull English Bianco Assoluto Paperweight, Ornament, 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
to the late 20th century. Add some macabre to your desk or bookcase Displays a desirable aged
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20th Century English Vintage Macabre

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Marble

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

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Watercolor

Poe, Edgar Allan, the Murders in the Rue Morgue, First Photoplay Edition, 1932
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Universal film was based on Poe's macabre mystery story, directed by Robert Florey and starring Bela Lugosi
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1930s American Vintage Macabre

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Fabric

Personnage sans Tête - B/w Etching - Mid 1900
By Mayo (Antoine Malliarakis)
Located in Roma, IT
representing a surreal and macabre man with a wide and dramatic drapery and without his head. This Graphic
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Vintage Macabre

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Etching

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

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Wool

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

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Late Art Deco Period Cubist Nautical Harbour Scene
Located in Cotignac, FR
, 'Lyonnaise' by Roger Pillet and ' La danse macabre' by Pierre Mac Orlan. Morel was also known for his
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1930s Cubist Vintage Macabre

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Paper, Watercolor, Carbon Pencil

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

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Engraving, Etching

Sylvain Vigny Original French Post Impressionist Landscape Painting Oil on Board
By Sylvain Vigny
Located in Miami, FL
, where he made his home. In 1928 he illustrated La Danse Macabre, by Fagus. His paintings are stark
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20th Century French French Provincial Vintage Macabre

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Paint

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

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Lithograph

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

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Pencil, Color Pencil

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

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Graphite

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

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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

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Canvas, Oil

Bacchanal
Bacchanal
H 69.5 in W 39.5 in
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

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Canvas, Oil

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

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Lithograph

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

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Ink

Maurice Kish 20th century genre painting
By Maurice Kish
Located in Larchmont, NY
the horses prancing from Danse Macabre, where the dead rise to frolic til the cock's crow pulls them
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20th Century American Modern Vintage Macabre

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Oil, Board

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

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Lithograph

Nude with Drape
By Fletcher Martin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
cultivate the fantastic, the mysterious and even the macabre, and their work has been colored to a
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1930s American Modern Vintage Macabre

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Oil

Nude with Drape
H 17 in W 24 in D 1 in
Romance of Ambrose Bierce #3 [Romance (N.) from Ambrose Bierce #3]
By Ralph Eugene Meatyard
Located in New York, NY
stadium benches are occupied by indifferent gnome-like creatures wearing macabre, oversized, dime-store
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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Macabre

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Silver Gelatin

'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

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Lithograph

"Orientalist Interior" Watercolor by Philippe Jullian Ex- D.D. Ryan Estate
By Philippe Jullian
Located in Bristol, CT
small objects," in 1975. Works of fiction by Jullian dealt with the decadent, sensual, and macabre. He
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20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Macabre

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Watercolor

The Who Pete Townshend 1979 - signed limited edition
By Michael Putland
Located in London, GB
potential. A Quick One also provided a canvas for Entwistle's blossoming songwriting: His macabre humor
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1970s Modern Vintage Macabre

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Silver Gelatin

Macabre Painting
By Momoko
Located in Bronx, NY
The artist, Momoko, demonstrates a unique style. The painting is an interesting depiction of an exotic fertility ritual. A sensuous nude island goddess, holding two bizarre ceremonia...
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1970s Vintage Macabre

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Canvas, Paint

Macabre Painting
Macabre Painting
H 47.75 in W 35.5 in D 3 in
Masks and Flowers
By Frank Van Sloun
Located in Graton, CA
. We are presented with a rather macabre image of "Death Masks" which were often done for
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20th Century American Impressionist Vintage Macabre

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Oil

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

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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

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Silver Gelatin

20th Century Plaster Model of Two Hands Holding a Lady
Located in Tadcaster, GB
think the lack of detail in the face of the woman makes this a very attractive macabre piece. Its signed
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Mid-20th Century German Vintage Macabre

Materials

Plaster

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
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1970s Vintage Macabre

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
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1970s Vintage Macabre

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
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1970s Vintage Macabre

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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Vintage Macabre For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vintage macabre for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find modern examples as well as a Surrealist version. Finding the perfect vintage macabre may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. On 1stDibs, the right vintage macabre is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes black, gray, brown and blue. Finding an appealing vintage macabre — no matter the origin — is easy, but Chris Walter, Irving Norman, (after) Andy Warhol, Roland Topor and Charles Samuel Addams each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these — often created in paint, silver gelatin print and oil paint — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Vintage Macabre?

The average selling price for a vintage macabre we offer is $1,334, while they’re typically $49 on the low end and $180,000 for the highest priced.