Skip to main content

Vintage Sadness

to
79
182
156
343
185
110
64
36
31
29
21
19
43
13
11
10
8
Vintage Porcelain Pierrot Figurine Hand-Painted Spanish "VALENCIA" 1970s
Vintage Porcelain Pierrot Figurine Hand-Painted Spanish "VALENCIA" 1970s

Vintage Porcelain Pierrot Figurine Hand-Painted Spanish "VALENCIA" 1970s

Located in Bastogne, BE

Crafted by the esteemed "VALENCIA" manufactory, this piece showcases the classic sad clown character with delicate detail and vibrant colors.

Category

1970s Spanish Vintage Sadness

Materials

Porcelain

Lunik House
Lunik House

Lunik House

By Pitseolak Ashoona

Located in San Francisco, CA

As Christine Lalonde notes in Pitseolak Ashoona: Life & Work: "scenes of deprivation and suffering almost never appear in her drawings, though certain images convey sadness and longi...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Other Medium

"Pointe De Diamant” Sideboard, 1307 Series, Edition Erwin Behr, c. 1962
"Pointe De Diamant” Sideboard, 1307 Series, Edition Erwin Behr, c. 1962

"Pointe De Diamant” Sideboard, 1307 Series, Edition Erwin Behr, c. 1962

Located in LAGUNA BEACH, CA

"Pointe De Diamant” Sideboard, 1307 Series, Edition Erwin Behr, c. 1962 Mahogany, Maple Inlay, Pressed Plywood, Chrome-Plated Steel 37 H x 95 W x 21 D inches With prominent roles at...

Category

Mid-20th Century Vintage Sadness

Materials

Chrome

Lot of 5 Ceramic Plates Jean Derval Portal Workshop Vallauris 60s
Lot of 5 Ceramic Plates Jean Derval Portal Workshop Vallauris 60s

Lot of 5 Ceramic Plates Jean Derval Portal Workshop Vallauris 60s

By Jean Derval

Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Ceramic plates with each of them a unique design representing a fish. Signature of that 'sad on the back. Very nice vintage condition of the whole lot (see photos).  

Category

1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Ceramic

Gruen Yellow Gold Filled Art Deco "Bumper" Watch with Patinated Dial circa 940's
Gruen Yellow Gold Filled Art Deco "Bumper" Watch with Patinated Dial circa 940's

Gruen Yellow Gold Filled Art Deco "Bumper" Watch with Patinated Dial circa 940's

By Gruen

Located in Long Beach, CA

Gruen filed for bankruptcy in 1958, and the company ceased production in 1960. It was a sad demise for such a legendary house that produced extraordinary watches as well as ordinary ...

Category

1940s American Art Deco Vintage Sadness

Materials

Gold-filled

Jours de Fetes - Exhibition Poster - 1976

Jours de Fetes - Exhibition Poster - 1976

Located in Roma, IT

Antonin Ivanovitch Soungouroff is a Russian artist born on March 17, 1911, the painter of boys, sailors, gypsies, legionaries, all with an unchanged sad face, desolate, absent and d...

Category

1970s Contemporary Vintage Sadness

Materials

Offset

Vintage Loet Vanderveen Signed Bronze Antelope Sculpture Art Statue
Vintage Loet Vanderveen Signed Bronze Antelope Sculpture Art Statue

Vintage Loet Vanderveen Signed Bronze Antelope Sculpture Art Statue

By Loet Vanderveen

Located in Brea, CA

Loet Vanderveen 1921-2015, It is with a deep sense of loss and sadness that we inform you of the passing of Loet Vanderveen.

Category

20th Century American Arts and Crafts Vintage Sadness

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Loet Vanderveen Signed Bronze Lion Sculpture Art Statue
Vintage Loet Vanderveen Signed Bronze Lion Sculpture Art Statue

Vintage Loet Vanderveen Signed Bronze Lion Sculpture Art Statue

By Loet Vanderveen

Located in Brea, CA

Loet Vanderveen 1921-2015 It is with a deep sense of loss and sadness that we inform you of the passing of Loet Vanderveen.

Category

20th Century Arts and Crafts Vintage Sadness

Materials

Bronze

Janet and Bill, Surrealist Painting of Woman and Cat w/ Party Hats
Janet and Bill, Surrealist Painting of Woman and Cat w/ Party Hats

Janet and Bill, Surrealist Painting of Woman and Cat w/ Party Hats

By Mary Spain

Located in Beachwood, OH

During her struggle with cancer, Spain used these figures to express her feelings of pain and sadness. While her deeply personal vocabulary and symbolism might be lost to the viewer,...

Category

1970s Surrealist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Oil

Nuns in My Studio, Self-Portrait, 20th Century Italian-American Artist
Nuns in My Studio, Self-Portrait, 20th Century Italian-American Artist

Nuns in My Studio, Self-Portrait, 20th Century Italian-American Artist

By Louis Bosa

Located in Beachwood, OH

"People are so funny at times they are sad," he said: The people in his paintings are accessible and seem to portray human emotion and everyday life, conquering such concepts as mort...

Category

Late 20th Century Vintage Sadness

Materials

Oil

Carousel in Texas vintage Painting
Carousel in Texas vintage Painting

Carousel in Texas vintage Painting

$1,687Sale Price|52% Off

Carousel in Texas vintage Painting

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

I knew the painter: he was a friend of mine, he wasn't a sad person at all, on the contrary; but perhaps behind the smile he was hiding a bit of melancholy.

Category

1960s Italian Other Vintage Sadness

Materials

Canvas

Vintage Gothic Style Rustic Wood Window or Wall Décor w/Amber Dimpled Glass
Vintage Gothic Style Rustic Wood Window or Wall Décor w/Amber Dimpled Glass

Vintage Gothic Style Rustic Wood Window or Wall Décor w/Amber Dimpled Glass

Located in Topeka, KS

Ok… that may be a bit dramatic but that phrase is a nostalgic Spiritual metaphor spoken from a couple of remarkable women in my life when you take a moment to cry and let the sad out...

Category

20th Century American Gothic Vintage Sadness

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Cabouchon Amethyst and Pink Sapphires 18k Yellow Gold Ring
Cabouchon Amethyst and Pink Sapphires 18k Yellow Gold Ring

Cabouchon Amethyst and Pink Sapphires 18k Yellow Gold Ring

By Pradera Irama

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

Amethyst is a natural tranquiliser, and this collection has been created to relieve stress and strain and dispel fear and anxiety during pandemia times. Amethyst alleviates sadness a...

Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Contemporary Vintage Sadness

Materials

Amethyst, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Mosaic Art "Winter Sun" Signed by Joyce Dittermore
Mosaic Art "Winter Sun" Signed by Joyce Dittermore

Mosaic Art "Winter Sun" Signed by Joyce Dittermore

Located in Van Nuys, CA

There is a sun figure in the middle of the frame with a sad face and yellow nose. The Mosaic Face Sun is amazingly detailed in vibrant colors and will make a great addition to any ho...

Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Ceramic

Six Anatomical Castings of Deformed Hands, 1960s USA
Six Anatomical Castings of Deformed Hands, 1960s USA

Six Anatomical Castings of Deformed Hands, 1960s USA

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Some are hollow and some are filled and solid. Very unique, albeit sad and macabre set. Unable to find anything remotely similar online for sale.

Category

Late 20th Century American Vintage Sadness

Materials

Metal

Untitled Nude Female Portrait Wood Block Print by Reibel Bertram, Framed
Untitled Nude Female Portrait Wood Block Print by Reibel Bertram, Framed

Untitled Nude Female Portrait Wood Block Print by Reibel Bertram, Framed

Located in Van Nuys, CA

The print has a beautiful and sober tone that is sad yet bittersweet and will bring more emotion to the viewer in person.

Category

1960s Vintage Sadness

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Large Israeli Expressionist Orientalist Oil Painting Draped Child Kibbutz Art
Large Israeli Expressionist Orientalist Oil Painting Draped Child Kibbutz Art

Large Israeli Expressionist Orientalist Oil Painting Draped Child Kibbutz Art

By William Weintraub

Located in Surfside, FL

Rather than illuminating jewels, thrones, and fine regalia, artists painted the natural beauty of a working woman or the quiet sadness of an impoverished child. Artist William Weintr...

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Multifaceted 35 Carat Amethyst with Diamonds and 18 Karat White Gold Ring
Multifaceted 35 Carat Amethyst with Diamonds and 18 Karat White Gold Ring

Multifaceted 35 Carat Amethyst with Diamonds and 18 Karat White Gold Ring

By Pradera Irama

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

Amethyst is a natural tranquiliser, and this collection has been created to relieve stress and strain and dispel fear and anxiety. Amethyst alleviates sadness and grief, and dissolve...

Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Contemporary Vintage Sadness

Materials

Diamond, Amethyst, 18k Gold, White Gold

Dusk (The Last Picture Show) - analog, 9 pieces, sunset

Dusk (The Last Picture Show) - analog, 9 pieces, sunset

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Everything is a little lonely in her universe, but not in a sad way. More like — cosmically lonely. Beautifully lonely.

Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage Sadness

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

French Post Impressionist Still Life, Red Peppers, Homage to Cezanne
French Post Impressionist Still Life, Red Peppers, Homage to Cezanne

French Post Impressionist Still Life, Red Peppers, Homage to Cezanne

Located in Cotignac, FR

When I’m outlining the skin of a lovely peach with soft touches of paint, or a sad old apple, I catch a glimpse in the reflections they exchange of . . . the same love of the sun, th...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Oil

Marina Abramovic, Original hand signed hourglass drawing in Beaux Arts monograph
Marina Abramovic, Original hand signed hourglass drawing in Beaux Arts monograph

Marina Abramovic, Original hand signed hourglass drawing in Beaux Arts monograph

By Marina Abramovic

Located in New York, NY

She went on to teach at the Academy of Arts, University of Novi Sad from 1973 to 1975. Initially a painter, Abramović subsequently shifted her focus to conceptual work, sound pieces...

Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage Sadness

Materials

Mixed Media, Permanent Marker

Calla Lilies Archival Pigment Print, Still Life, 30x30 cm, Unframed
Calla Lilies Archival Pigment Print, Still Life, 30x30 cm, Unframed

Calla Lilies Archival Pigment Print, Still Life, 30x30 cm, Unframed

By Christopher M Shackleton

Located in London, GB

This is contemporary Edition of Archival Pigment Print from the original negative on Museum standard Fine Art Paper Print info: Archival Pigment Print, from medium format transpare...

Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage Sadness

Materials

Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color

Carved Green Stone Like Mask Of The Moon With Stand
Carved Green Stone Like Mask Of The Moon With Stand

Carved Green Stone Like Mask Of The Moon With Stand

Located in Guaynabo, PR

It depicts the facial expression of sadness. Very detailed in the way that the eyebrows, eyes and mouth were featured.

Category

20th Century Mexican Pre-Columbian Vintage Sadness

Materials

Stone, Metal

Horizon Original Op Art Painting
Horizon Original Op Art Painting

Horizon Original Op Art Painting

By Marko Spalatin

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Rosenwald Collection — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cleveland Museum of Art — Cleveland, Ohio Elvehjem Museum of Art — Madison, Wisconsin Akron Art Institute — Akron, Ohio Museum of Mo...

Category

1970s Op Art Vintage Sadness

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Gruen Two-Tone Stainless Steel Yellow Gold Art Deco Automatic Watch from 1950's
Gruen Two-Tone Stainless Steel Yellow Gold Art Deco Automatic Watch from 1950's

Gruen Two-Tone Stainless Steel Yellow Gold Art Deco Automatic Watch from 1950's

By Gruen

Located in Long Beach, CA

This is the only example of this watch we have ever seen. It is sad that they could not, like so many other American Watch Companies, withstand the Swiss and Japanese marketing.

Category

1950s American Art Deco Vintage Sadness

Materials

Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel

Gruen Gold Filled Art Deco Curvex Watch with Diamond Dial 1940's
Gruen Gold Filled Art Deco Curvex Watch with Diamond Dial 1940's

Gruen Gold Filled Art Deco Curvex Watch with Diamond Dial 1940's

By Gruen

Located in Long Beach, CA

Gruen was a great company to work with because they had large collection, great styling, they were innovative and offered great service to their customers. It is sad that they could ...

Category

1940s American Art Deco Vintage Sadness

Materials

Gold-filled

Man with Feather in His Cap 20thc Figural Abstract Cleveland School Woman Artist
Man with Feather in His Cap 20thc Figural Abstract Cleveland School Woman Artist

Man with Feather in His Cap 20thc Figural Abstract Cleveland School Woman Artist

By Mary Spain

Located in Beachwood, OH

During her struggle with cancer, Spain used these figures to express her feelings of pain and sadness. While her deeply personal vocabulary and symbolism might be lost to the viewer,...

Category

Late 20th Century Vintage Sadness

Materials

Oil

Robert Rauschenberg -Snowflake Crime XIX ACE Gallery Coll unique signed painting
Robert Rauschenberg -Snowflake Crime XIX ACE Gallery Coll unique signed painting

Robert Rauschenberg -Snowflake Crime XIX ACE Gallery Coll unique signed painting

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in New York, NY

In July, 2024, the 80+ year old Christmas was convicted by a jury of embezzlement, and he was sentenced to two years in prison – a sad coda to a storied career and a pioneering art g...

Category

1980s Pop Art Vintage Sadness

Materials

Fabric, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Handmade Paper, Permanent Marker

Gruen Gold Filled Art Deco Tank Style Watch with Rare Original Dial 1940's
Gruen Gold Filled Art Deco Tank Style Watch with Rare Original Dial 1940's

Gruen Gold Filled Art Deco Tank Style Watch with Rare Original Dial 1940's

By Gruen

Located in Long Beach, CA

This is the only example of this watch we have ever seen. It is sad that they could not, like so many other American Watch Companies, withstand the Swiss and Japanese marketing.

Category

1940s American Art Deco Vintage Sadness

Materials

Gold-filled

Multifaceted 32 Carat Amethyst with Diamonds and 18 Karat White Gold Ring
Multifaceted 32 Carat Amethyst with Diamonds and 18 Karat White Gold Ring

Multifaceted 32 Carat Amethyst with Diamonds and 18 Karat White Gold Ring

By Pradera Irama

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

Amethyst is a natural tranquiliser, and this collection has been created to relieve stress and strain and dispel fear and anxiety. Amethyst alleviates sadness and grief, and disso...

Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Contemporary Vintage Sadness

Materials

Diamond, Amethyst, 18k Gold, White Gold

Interior With Red Flowers On The Table Still Life
Interior With Red Flowers On The Table Still Life

Interior With Red Flowers On The Table Still Life

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Lover of the mysterious world of the circus, he also paints clowns, sometimes sad, sometimes cheerful, he gives a soul to these very special characters ...

Category

1990s Expressionist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Purple sheep
Purple sheep

Purple sheep

By Menashe Kadishman

Located in Jerusalem, IL

The purple sheep with expressive sad eyes concentrates on the spectator carefully.

Category

Late 20th Century Vintage Sadness

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Skinny Dippers, 20th Century Landscape, Swimming Family, Italian Artist
Skinny Dippers, 20th Century Landscape, Swimming Family, Italian Artist

Skinny Dippers, 20th Century Landscape, Swimming Family, Italian Artist

By Louis Bosa

Located in Beachwood, OH

"People are so funny at times they are sad," he said: The people in his paintings are accessible and seem to portray human emotion and everyday life, conquering such concepts as mort...

Category

1960s Vintage Sadness

Materials

Oil

Hand Carved Maple Panther Sculpture by Peter Larsen
Hand Carved Maple Panther Sculpture by Peter Larsen

Hand Carved Maple Panther Sculpture by Peter Larsen

Located in San Diego, CA

I was always aware that no frozen image can replicate what squirrels, otters, and cats are really like, and so I was not sad when I needed to stop and find an actual job.

Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Maple

1920's Sterling Silver Dismal Desmond Dog Charm and Horseshoe Fob
1920's Sterling Silver Dismal Desmond Dog Charm and Horseshoe Fob

1920's Sterling Silver Dismal Desmond Dog Charm and Horseshoe Fob

Located in Washington Depot, CT

Dismal Desmond was a character created in the 1920s, his sadness over losing his owner became spots on his body.

Category

20th Century Unknown Vintage Sadness

Materials

Sterling Silver

Marc Chagall, Homage to Georges Braque, from Derriere le Miroir, 1964
Marc Chagall, Homage to Georges Braque, from Derriere le Miroir, 1964

Marc Chagall, Homage to Georges Braque, from Derriere le Miroir, 1964

By Marc Chagall

Located in Southampton, NY

Published by Maeght Editeur, Paris, under the direction of Aime Maeght, and printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, this luminous composition stands as Chagall’s poetic tribute to his frie...

Category

1960s Expressionist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Lithograph

Costa Brava, Spain, Nuns w/ Umbrellas & Chairs, Surrealist Scene
Costa Brava, Spain, Nuns w/ Umbrellas & Chairs, Surrealist Scene

Costa Brava, Spain, Nuns w/ Umbrellas & Chairs, Surrealist Scene

By Louis Bosa

Located in Beachwood, OH

"People are so funny at times they are sad," he said: The people in his paintings are accessible and seem to portray human emotion and everyday life, conquering such concepts as mort...

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Oil

Sphinx and Moon (Self Portrait) 1980s Pastel, Cleveland School Artist
Sphinx and Moon (Self Portrait) 1980s Pastel, Cleveland School Artist

Sphinx and Moon (Self Portrait) 1980s Pastel, Cleveland School Artist

By Mary Spain

Located in Beachwood, OH

During her struggle with cancer, Spain used these figures to express her feelings of pain and sadness. While her deeply personal vocabulary and symbolism might be lost to the viewer,...

Category

1980s Surrealist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Pastel

Ukrainian Expressionist Abstract Mixed Media Futurist Painting Ivan Kurach
Ukrainian Expressionist Abstract Mixed Media Futurist Painting Ivan Kurach

Ukrainian Expressionist Abstract Mixed Media Futurist Painting Ivan Kurach

By Ivan Kurach

Located in Surfside, FL

A soldier in World War II, he was a faithful interpreter of that tragic period; with gray and somber colors, with sad visions, he portrayed those days with force and meaning.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Gruen Gold Filled Tonneau
Gruen Gold Filled Tonneau

Gruen Gold Filled Tonneau

By Gruen

Located in Long Beach, CA

Gruen filed for bankruptcy in 1958, and the company ceased production in 1960. It was a sad demise for such a legendary house that produced extraordinary watches as well as ordinary ...

Category

1940s American Art Deco Vintage Sadness

Materials

Gold-filled

Gruen Gold Filled Art Deco Watch with Original Dial from 1940's
Gruen Gold Filled Art Deco Watch with Original Dial from 1940's

Gruen Gold Filled Art Deco Watch with Original Dial from 1940's

By Gruen

Located in Long Beach, CA

Gruen filed for bankruptcy in 1958, and the company ceased production in 1960. It was a sad demise for such a legendary house that produced extraordinary watches as well as ordinary ...

Category

1940s American Art Deco Vintage Sadness

Materials

Gold-filled

Seated Nude Woman (Original Drawing, Framed)
Seated Nude Woman (Original Drawing, Framed)

Seated Nude Woman (Original Drawing, Framed)

Located in New Orleans, LA

It turned out to be an original by someone else whose signature we cannot discern. Sad, because I would love to see more work by this artist, and one always fears selling a work by a...

Category

1970s Vintage Sadness

Materials

Color Pencil, Graphite

The Photographer

The Photographer

By Gravleur

Located in West Hollywood, CA

“The Photographer”, is an original, mixed media work on panel, signed, painted in 1995, with an image dimension of 33 x 22.5 inches, offered framed and in excellent original conditio...

Category

1990s Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Mixed Media

Figures - Original Pencil Drawing - 20th Century
Figures - Original Pencil Drawing - 20th Century

Figures - Original Pencil Drawing - 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Woman is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by an E. de Vaublanc, hand-signed, the woman very delicately is created with a look down, simplicity and sadness in her eyes...

Category

20th Century Vintage Sadness

Materials

Pencil

The Hunting
The Hunting

The Hunting

By Erté

Located in Greenwich, CT

Erte wrote, “The Hunting is infused with the sadness that I associate with autumn, that most dramatic of seasons.

Category

20th Century Art Deco Vintage Sadness

Materials

Bronze

1998 Italy Bronze Woman Figurine Sculpture by Marco Cornini Attesa
1998 Italy Bronze Woman Figurine Sculpture by Marco Cornini Attesa

1998 Italy Bronze Woman Figurine Sculpture by Marco Cornini Attesa

Located in Brescia, IT

The meaning title is a positive thinking ìabout the emotions filled by the woman, that she looks sad and absent. Marco Cornini was born in 1966 in Milano, Italy.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Latin American School Original Minimalist Painting
Vintage Latin American School Original Minimalist Painting

Vintage Latin American School Original Minimalist Painting

By Ricardo de Silva

Located in Soquel, CA

Vintage Latin American School Original Abstract Expressionist Painting of Minimalist Face — Acrylic on Paper Gorgeous example of 1980s vintage Latin American School abstract express...

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Gloom - Original Pencil Drawing by S. Goldberg - 1940
Gloom - Original Pencil Drawing by S. Goldberg - 1940

Gloom - Original Pencil Drawing by S. Goldberg - 1940

By Simon Goldberg

Located in Roma, IT

The artwork represents a portrait of a man with a sense of deep sadness and concern in his face, skillfully created through strong lines, it is characterized by an expressionistic st...

Category

1940s Contemporary Vintage Sadness

Materials

Pencil

  • 1
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Vintage Sadness", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Vintage Sadness For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the vintage sadness you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. You can easily find an example made in the Post-Impressionist style, while we also have 101 Post-Impressionist versions to choose from as well. Making the right choice when shopping for a vintage sadness 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. When looking for the right vintage sadness for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, brown, beige and blue. There have been many interesting vintage sadness examples over the years, but those made by Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, William Weintraub, Simon Natan Karczmar and Peter Emanuel Goldman are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and lithograph — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Vintage Sadness?

The price for a vintage sadness in our collection starts at $61 and tops out at $365,000 with the average selling for $1,576.