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Flood in Venice, Italian Artist, Humorous Landscape/Seascape Scene
Flood in Venice, Italian Artist, Humorous Landscape/Seascape Scene

Flood in Venice, Italian Artist, Humorous Landscape/Seascape 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

1970s Vintage Sadness

Materials

Oil

Men - Pair of Original Monotype Woodcuts - Mid 1900
Men - Pair of Original Monotype Woodcuts - Mid 1900

Men - Pair of Original Monotype Woodcuts - Mid 1900

Located in Roma, IT

The artworks are strongly represented as the expressionistic style of art, sadness and gloom are tied with tick brushes through intense black, feeling of fear, and terror created pre...

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Woodcut

Large Scandinavian Modern Green Plate, Arol Ceramic, Halden Norway, 1950s
Large Scandinavian Modern Green Plate, Arol Ceramic, Halden Norway, 1950s

Large Scandinavian Modern Green Plate, Arol Ceramic, Halden Norway, 1950s

By Arol Halden

Located in Grythyttan, SE

In 1945, there was an announcement for four to five handy boys to help at Arol ceramics industry, so there must have been some arm-twisting in the room, despite the sad descriptions ...

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1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Ceramic

The Still Life with Yellow Apples, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, 1990s
The Still Life with Yellow Apples, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, 1990s

The Still Life with Yellow Apples, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, 1990s

By Elena Narkevich

Located in Segovia, ES

Acrylic on canvas by Elena Narkevich Dimension art: 35 H x 27 W cm x 2 cm D Dimension framed: 57 H x 49 W x 4 D cm Elena Narkevich work is well known due to the ability to transmit ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage Sadness

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Comedy And Tragedy Face Sterling Silver Brooches Pair
Comedy And Tragedy Face Sterling Silver Brooches Pair

Comedy And Tragedy Face Sterling Silver Brooches Pair

Located in Miami Beach, FL

The smaller face represents tragedy, sadness, and despair. I love that the tragedy is smaller showing that life has its bad moments, but that the larger comedy one should rule your ...

Category

20th Century Mexican Vintage Sadness

Materials

Sterling Silver

Japanese Scroll with a version of 1881 Kano Hogai Snowy Mountains Gorges
Japanese Scroll with a version of 1881 Kano Hogai Snowy Mountains Gorges

Japanese Scroll with a version of 1881 Kano Hogai Snowy Mountains Gorges

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

He was instrumental in founding the Tokyo School of Fine Arts. His masterpiece ``The Sad Mother Kannon'' is a masterpiece of modern Japanese painting.

Category

20th Century Vintage Sadness

Materials

Silk

Vintage Postmodern Abstract Mixed Media Large Scale 3D Collage by Martha Holden
Vintage Postmodern Abstract Mixed Media Large Scale 3D Collage by Martha Holden

Vintage Postmodern Abstract Mixed Media Large Scale 3D Collage by Martha Holden

Located in Topeka, KS

It is NASTY to say the least… and it makes me sad… no, mad… no, downright ANGRY! All of that time… blood, sweat, and TEARS!!!

Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Plexiglass, Paint, Paper

The Profile - Pencil on Ivory Paper - 1950
The Profile - Pencil on Ivory Paper - 1950

The Profile - Pencil on Ivory Paper - 1950

Located in Roma, IT

The artwork represents a profile of a man with sadness in his look delicately depicted through confident and precise pencil strokes, the profile skillfully has created and shows the ...

Category

1950s Vintage Sadness

Materials

Pencil

Woman with Bouquet (Lady Liberty by Moonlight)
Woman with Bouquet (Lady Liberty by Moonlight)

Woman with Bouquet (Lady Liberty by Moonlight)

By Mary Spain

Located in Fairlawn, 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 Contemporary Vintage Sadness

Materials

Oil

Pair of Black Model 5615 Rigitulle Sconces by J. Biny for Lita - France 1950s
Pair of Black Model 5615 Rigitulle Sconces by J. Biny for Lita - France 1950s

Pair of Black Model 5615 Rigitulle Sconces by J. Biny for Lita - France 1950s

Located in New York, NY

He exhibits regularly at the Salon des artistes décorateurs (SAD) or at Salon des arts ménagers (SAM). In 1960, he turns him into the study of the lighting for the communities.

Category

1950s Vintage Sadness

Materials

Steel

Rockport, Massachusetts Seascape, Cape Ann, Shoreline, Italian American Artist
Rockport, Massachusetts Seascape, Cape Ann, Shoreline, Italian American Artist

Rockport, Massachusetts Seascape, Cape Ann, Shoreline, 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

1970s Vintage Sadness

Materials

Oil

Jean-Claude Duboys, Pair of A1 Armchairs, France, 1980
Jean-Claude Duboys, Pair of A1 Armchairs, France, 1980

Jean-Claude Duboys, Pair of A1 Armchairs, France, 1980

By Jean-Claude Duboys

Located in Catonvielle, FR

International Furniture Fair, Milan, 1982. Salon SAD, society of the decorating artists, Paris 1983.

Category

1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Maple

Erte Romain De Tirtoff "The Hunting" Bronze Sculpture
Erte Romain De Tirtoff "The Hunting" Bronze Sculpture

Erte Romain De Tirtoff "The Hunting" Bronze Sculpture

By Erté

Located in North Bergen, NJ

The Hunting is infused with the sadness that Erte associates with autumn. This has also been interpreted in another sculpture titled Autumn.

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Late 20th Century Art Deco Vintage Sadness

"Juges" from the suite "Les Fleurs du Mal""
"Juges" from the suite "Les Fleurs du Mal""

"Juges" from the suite "Les Fleurs du Mal""

By Georges Rouault

Located in San Francisco, CA

His sympathies were for the poor and downtrodden, and he commented that his imagination was stimulated by "the contrast between brilliant, scintillating things intended to amuse and ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Aquatint

"Femme Fiere" from the suite "Les Fleurs du Mal""
"Femme Fiere" from the suite "Les Fleurs du Mal""

"Femme Fiere" from the suite "Les Fleurs du Mal""

By Georges Rouault

Located in San Francisco, CA

His sympathies were for the poor and downtrodden, and he commented that his imagination was stimulated by "the contrast between brilliant, scintillating things intended to amuse and ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Aquatint

MAD #508 "John 'Boo-Hoo' Boehner 'The Weeper of the House
MAD #508 "John 'Boo-Hoo' Boehner 'The Weeper of the House

MAD #508 "John 'Boo-Hoo' Boehner 'The Weeper of the House

By Richard Williams

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Canvas Board Richard Williams MAD #508 "John 'Boo-Hoo' Boehner 'The Weeper of the House'" Illustration Original Art (EC/Warners, 2011). The comically sad expression o...

Category

20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Sadness

Materials

Board, Canvas, Oil

Vintage Oil Painting of Poulbot, Gamins de Paris, Framed, 1970
Vintage Oil Painting of Poulbot, Gamins de Paris, Framed, 1970

Vintage Oil Painting of Poulbot, Gamins de Paris, Framed, 1970

Located in London, England

Poulbot, through his illustrations, was able to immortalize moments of joy, malice and sometimes sadness, reflecting the reality of the children of this very particular time.

Category

1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Paint

Moschino Cheap & Chic 1990s Smile and Frown Face Vest Green with Stripe Back
Moschino Cheap & Chic 1990s Smile and Frown Face Vest Green with Stripe Back

Moschino Cheap & Chic 1990s Smile and Frown Face Vest Green with Stripe Back

By Moschino

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage Moschino Cheap & Chic 1990s green vest featuring a happy face on one side and a sad face on the other. (Moschino was way ahead on emoji style!)

Category

1990s Italian Vintage Sadness

Marc Chagall - The Bible - David saved by Michal - from VERVE
Marc Chagall - The Bible - David saved by Michal - from VERVE

Marc Chagall - The Bible - David saved by Michal - from VERVE

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

A more personal blow struck Chagall in September 1944, when his beloved Bella died of a viral infection, leaving the artist incapacitated with grief. His sadness at the loss of his w...

Category

1960s Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Lithograph

Modernist Portrait of a Woman
Modernist Portrait of a Woman

Modernist Portrait of a Woman

By Margaret Keane

Located in Milford, NH

She became known for painting women and children with large black sad eyes, reflecting her time with her husband, but after the divorce, her style brightened considerably, and a move...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Happy Couple, Mid Century Surrealist Fantasy Landscape by Ohio artist
The Happy Couple, Mid Century Surrealist Fantasy Landscape by Ohio artist

The Happy Couple, Mid Century Surrealist Fantasy Landscape by Ohio 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

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Oil

Vintage Giuseppe Armani figurines, limited edition made in Italy with certifica
Vintage Giuseppe Armani figurines, limited edition made in Italy with certifica

Vintage Giuseppe Armani figurines, limited edition made in Italy with certifica

By Giuseppe Armani

Located in Birmingham, AL

She is looking down at the white dove, looking neither happy nor sad. The base of the figurine has the 1995 production.

Category

20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Vintage Sadness

Materials

Alabaster

Bronze "Daphne" Sculpture on Marble Base by Thomas McKnight
Bronze "Daphne" Sculpture on Marble Base by Thomas McKnight

Bronze "Daphne" Sculpture on Marble Base by Thomas McKnight

By Thomas McKnight

Located in San Diego, CA

"In the process, I try to create symbolic reality that can serve as a catalyst for emotions—nostalgia, joy, the sadness of time passing.” Born in 1941 in Lawrence, KS, McKnight recei...

Category

Late 20th Century American Vintage Sadness

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Gruen 10k Gold Filled Art Deco Watch
Gruen 10k Gold Filled Art Deco Watch

Gruen 10k Gold Filled Art Deco Watch

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

Simon Charlie 9 Foot "Pole of Wealth" TOTEM
Simon Charlie 9 Foot "Pole of Wealth" TOTEM

Simon Charlie 9 Foot "Pole of Wealth" TOTEM

By Native American Art

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

The adzed marks on the bear are identical to this totem. Also, the happy and sad faces are almost identical including their orientation left and right.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Native American Vintage Sadness

Materials

Wood

Autumn Landscape
Autumn Landscape

Autumn Landscape

By Robert Vickrey

Located in Los Angeles, CA

But this carnival is abandoned and motionless, leaving us with a feeling of loneliness, sadness, loss. Writing about Autumn Landscape in Composition in Landscape and Still Life, Erne...

Category

1950s American Realist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Masonite, Egg Tempera

Large Platter by Birger Kaipiainen for Rörstrand in Limited Edition 294/500
Large Platter by Birger Kaipiainen for Rörstrand in Limited Edition 294/500

Large Platter by Birger Kaipiainen for Rörstrand in Limited Edition 294/500

By Birger Kaipiainen, Rörstrand

Located in Stockholm, SE

The soon-to-begin Winter War and several losses in his personal life cast a dark shadow over the beginning of his artistic career, and this manifested as sadness and longing in his e...

Category

1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Porcelain, Stoneware

Sulamith: Love Songs Sulamith Wulfing Vintage Wall Plates Bradex
Sulamith: Love Songs Sulamith Wulfing Vintage Wall Plates Bradex

Sulamith: Love Songs Sulamith Wulfing Vintage Wall Plates Bradex

Located in Bastogne, BE

But if you look closely, in these beautiful images we see only symbols of the images of others: the heroes of Shulamith’s drawings are light (and the external fire visible to the eye...

Category

1990s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Porcelain

Pigalle - Vintage Offset Poster after H. de Toulouse-Lautrec - Late 20th Century

Pigalle - Vintage Offset Poster after H. de Toulouse-Lautrec - Late 20th Century

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in Roma, IT

Lautrec became famous in the entertainment industry and was often commissioned to advertise famous performers. Between sadness and entertainment, he painted dancehall performers and ...

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage Sadness

Materials

Paper, Offset

Andy Warhol Fiorucci 1986 Press Release
Andy Warhol Fiorucci 1986 Press Release

Andy Warhol Fiorucci 1986 Press Release

By Andy Warhol

Located in NEW YORK, NY

The Fiorucci store made its way to New York in 1976 (a London store opened one year prior) and soon earned a reputation for a party-like atmosphere alongside daring fashion mixed wit...

Category

1980s Pop Art Vintage Sadness

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

"Space And Space" - 1988 Offset Lithograph on Paper
"Space And Space" - 1988 Offset Lithograph on Paper

"Space And Space" - 1988 Offset Lithograph on Paper

By Susumu ENDO

Located in Soquel, CA

Art Museum; Yugoslavia Gallery of Contemp. Art in Novi Sad; Yugoslavia Bharat Bhavan, Roopankar Art Mus;, India Ukraina Independent Center of Cont.

Category

1980s Impressionist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Paper, Ink, Lithograph

Cathedral in Venice, large 20th century oil painting, Italian-American artist
Cathedral in Venice, large 20th century oil painting, Italian-American artist

Cathedral in Venice, large 20th century oil painting, 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

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Oil

Enlévement de Chloé, from Daphnis and Chloé
Enlévement de Chloé, from Daphnis and Chloé

Enlévement de Chloé, from Daphnis and Chloé

By Marc Chagall

Located in Palo Alto, CA

We sympathize with this sad but glorifying couple. Chagall became engrossed in the rich literature of late antiquity.

Category

1960s Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Lithograph

Woman with her Husband in the Garden by Stella Steyn, 1929 circa
Woman with her Husband in the Garden by Stella Steyn, 1929 circa

Woman with her Husband in the Garden by Stella Steyn, 1929 circa

By Stella Steyn

Located in Kingsclere, GB

She remembered an encounter with him: 'One late afternoon I had called for Lucia and was sitting waiting for her when he came into the room and, taking no notice of me, he went to th...

Category

20th Century Vintage Sadness

Materials

Lithograph

Pierrot Lunaire Vintage Brooch 18k Gold Enamel Diamond Estate Jewelry
Pierrot Lunaire Vintage Brooch 18k Gold Enamel Diamond Estate Jewelry

Pierrot Lunaire Vintage Brooch 18k Gold Enamel Diamond Estate Jewelry

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

The character of Pierrot is typically depicted as a sad clown, embodying the archetype of the melancholic artist.

Category

1960s French Vintage Sadness

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold

Sidewalk Along the Park - Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Sidewalk Along the Park - Landscape in Oil on Canvas

Sidewalk Along the Park - Landscape in Oil on Canvas

By Gholam Yunessi

Located in Soquel, CA

I strive to incorporate those human qualities of life that give it character: happiness, sadness, joy, pleasure, phobia, beauty and, of course, an occasional touch of ugliness."

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage Sadness

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marc Chagall - The Bible - Original Lithograph
Marc Chagall - The Bible - Original Lithograph

Marc Chagall - The Bible - Original Lithograph

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

A more personal blow struck Chagall in September 1944, when his beloved Bella died of a viral infection, leaving the artist incapacitated with grief. His sadness at the loss of his w...

Category

1950s Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall - The Bible - Boaz wakes up and sees Ruth - Original Lithograph
Marc Chagall - The Bible - Boaz wakes up and sees Ruth - Original Lithograph

Marc Chagall - The Bible - Boaz wakes up and sees Ruth - Original Lithograph

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

A more personal blow struck Chagall in September 1944, when his beloved Bella died of a viral infection, leaving the artist incapacitated with grief. His sadness at the loss of his w...

Category

1960s Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Lithograph

Mountainous Landscape, Mexico
Mountainous Landscape, Mexico

Mountainous Landscape, Mexico

Located in Fairlawn, OH

These depictions are what gave his work the most notice, with critics such as Raquel Tibol particularly impressed with his female nudes, which are generally have an introspective qua...

Category

1960s Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Monotype

Two Boys (one standing, the other seated and drawing)
Two Boys (one standing, the other seated and drawing)

Two Boys (one standing, the other seated and drawing)

By Mary Spain

Located in Fairlawn, 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 Contemporary Vintage Sadness

Materials

Color Pencil

Dominique Pair of "Mustache" Club Chairs
Dominique Pair of "Mustache" Club Chairs

Dominique Pair of "Mustache" Club Chairs

By Dominique

Located in Philadelphia, PA

In 1924, in an Art et Decoration review of their SAD exhibit, the critic wrote: "The room and the bed which are reproduced here are in such harmony with life that a quiet but captiv...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Sadness

Materials

Sycamore

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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.