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Homo Ludens - Etching by Sergio Barletta - 1960s
Homo Ludens - Etching by Sergio Barletta - 1960s

Homo Ludens - Etching by Sergio Barletta - 1960s

By Sergio Barletta

Located in Roma, IT

In these years graphic work and illustration are mixed with painting and photography, also with satirical drawings for Rinascita, weekly of the Italian communist party; Azione Social...

Category

1960s Contemporary Vintage Worker

Materials

Etching

The Painter in the Rubble
The Painter in the Rubble

The Painter in the Rubble

Located in London, GB

British School The Painter in the Rubble 20th Century Pen and ink wash on paper, signed and dated 'HJN '60' lower right Image size: 11 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches (29.8 x 19.6 cm) Hand-made c...

Category

1960s Vintage Worker

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Paavo Tynell Pendant, Chromed Metal, Painted Shade, & Opaline Glass, 1950s
Paavo Tynell Pendant, Chromed Metal, Painted Shade, & Opaline Glass, 1950s

Paavo Tynell Pendant, Chromed Metal, Painted Shade, & Opaline Glass, 1950s

By Idman, Paavo Tynell

Located in Helsinki, FI

Tynell started as a sheet metal worker´s apprentice at G.W.Sohlbergs workshop in 1906.

Category

1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Metal

Harris G. Strong Twelve Ceramic Tile Modernist Woman's Portrait
Harris G. Strong Twelve Ceramic Tile Modernist Woman's Portrait

Harris G. Strong Twelve Ceramic Tile Modernist Woman's Portrait

By Harris Strong

Located in New Windsor, NY

Later he studied ceramic art at New York University. Always a hard worker, Harris owned his first business, a bicycle shop, when he was 14.

Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Original Vintage Poster Service To Industry Paper Making British Railways Silas
Original Vintage Poster Service To Industry Paper Making British Railways Silas

Original Vintage Poster Service To Industry Paper Making British Railways Silas

Located in London, GB

Original vintage British Railways transport poster - Service To Industry Paper Making - featuring artwork by Ellis Luciano Silas (1885-1972), showing men working in a busy paper mill...

Category

1950s British Vintage Worker

Materials

Paper

Vintage Tonala Mexico Pottery Water Cruche Jug Hand-Painted Bird Decor
Vintage Tonala Mexico Pottery Water Cruche Jug Hand-Painted Bird Decor

Vintage Tonala Mexico Pottery Water Cruche Jug Hand-Painted Bird Decor

By Ken Edwards, Tonala Pottery

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Vessels in the similar shape would have been used to transport water to workers in the farm fields or for other needs; the small version of the traditional jug accentuates the authen...

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Vintage Worker

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

"The Barracks" 1970 Mixed Media Canvas Robertino Fatica LARGE B&W Abstract
"The Barracks" 1970 Mixed Media Canvas Robertino Fatica LARGE B&W Abstract

"The Barracks" 1970 Mixed Media Canvas Robertino Fatica LARGE B&W Abstract

Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

At 17.5 by 122 inches, it stretches across the wall in a continuous band, bringing to mind a row of military barracks or workers’ quarters laid out side by side. The proportions alon...

Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Vintage Worker

Materials

Tape, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas

Original Vintage Sports Poster Arsenal FC Football Club The Gunners
Original Vintage Sports Poster Arsenal FC Football Club The Gunners

Original Vintage Sports Poster Arsenal FC Football Club The Gunners

Located in London, GB

Founded as Dial Square in 1886 at the Royal Arsenal Woolwich in London by munitions workers, the club was later renamed Arsenal and nicknamed The Gunners; the club was based at the A...

Category

1970s British Vintage Worker

Materials

Paper

"Lumberjack", Quintessential WPA-Era Sculpture by Harry Rosin
"Lumberjack", Quintessential WPA-Era Sculpture by Harry Rosin

"Lumberjack", Quintessential WPA-Era Sculpture by Harry Rosin

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Like so many WPA sculptures from the 1930s and 40s which valorized and celebrated the American worker, this classic wall-mounted work depicts a lumberjack at rest, his ax at his feet...

Category

1940s American Art Deco Vintage Worker

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Study for 'Willie Gillis in Convoy'
Study for 'Willie Gillis in Convoy'

Study for 'Willie Gillis in Convoy'

By Norman Rockwell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Reflecting on his wartime illustrations, Rockwell remarked, “Most of the pictures I did during the war took their subjects from the civilian wartime scene—the armchair general, women...

Category

1940s Vintage Worker

Materials

Charcoal

Vintage Japanese Glass Buoys - Set of 5
Vintage Japanese Glass Buoys - Set of 5

Vintage Japanese Glass Buoys - Set of 5

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Originally used by maritime workers to keep fishing nets afloat, these spheres are now highly prized by collectors for their striking colors and artisanal craftsmanship.

Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Glass

Original Vintage British WWII Propaganda Poster Yield Not An Inch War Effort
Original Vintage British WWII Propaganda Poster Yield Not An Inch War Effort

Original Vintage British WWII Propaganda Poster Yield Not An Inch War Effort

Located in London, GB

- encouraging Anglo-Russian solidarity and increased factory production to support the war effort featuring a design by the British cartoonist Sidney Strube (1892-1956) depicting an ...

Category

1940s British Vintage Worker

Materials

Paper

Antique 20th Century Louis Vuitton Trunk In Damier Canvas, France c.1900
Antique 20th Century Louis Vuitton Trunk In Damier Canvas, France c.1900

Antique 20th Century Louis Vuitton Trunk In Damier Canvas, France c.1900

By Louis Vuitton

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

With a burgeoning business, Vuitton moved his family and workplace to Asniere, where he employed twenty workers to craft his trunks. By 1900 he would have 100 employees, and in 1914...

Category

20th Century French Other Vintage Worker

Materials

Brass

Roger Capron “Garrigue” Rectangular Coffee Table, Ceramic Tile Top, France 1970
Roger Capron “Garrigue” Rectangular Coffee Table, Ceramic Tile Top, France 1970

Roger Capron “Garrigue” Rectangular Coffee Table, Ceramic Tile Top, France 1970

By Roger Capron

Located in Miami, FL

A modernist with organic surface French coffee table with a geometrical wooden base newly refinished by a professional wood worker who managed to keep the natural patina. Ready to sh...

Category

1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Ceramic, Fruitwood

Antoni Cumella Abstract Minimalist Ceramic Artwork, 1979
Antoni Cumella Abstract Minimalist Ceramic Artwork, 1979

Antoni Cumella Abstract Minimalist Ceramic Artwork, 1979

By Antoni Cumella

Located in Barcelona, ES

During the civil war he served as a health worker, being imprisoned until 1940, and was unable to recover his passport until 1952.

Category

1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Bohemian Manufactory, Important Table Service, Czechoslovakia, 20th Century
Bohemian Manufactory, Important Table Service, Czechoslovakia, 20th Century

Bohemian Manufactory, Important Table Service, Czechoslovakia, 20th Century

By Bohemia

Located in PARIS, FR

Bohemia excelled in crystal manufacturing particularly in the 18th century through the creativity and the high-level qualification of the workers, leaving in the shade Venetian glass...

Category

20th Century Czech Bohemian Vintage Worker

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Hammered Brass Planter Stamped Egidio Casagrande
Italian Hammered Brass Planter Stamped Egidio Casagrande

Italian Hammered Brass Planter Stamped Egidio Casagrande

Located in Houston, TX

From 1955 to 1960, Casagrande employed 120 workers and shipped products globally, making it one of the major employers in the Valsugana region.

Category

1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Worker

Materials

Brass

Original Vintage Propaganda Poster Women Hold Up Half The Sky Feminism China
Original Vintage Propaganda Poster Women Hold Up Half The Sky Feminism China

Original Vintage Propaganda Poster Women Hold Up Half The Sky Feminism China

Located in London, GB

Original vintage propaganda poster - Women Hold Up Half the Sky / 妇女能顶半边天 - featuring a blue-toned photograph of an industrial scene showing Chinese workers on high-tension electrica...

Category

1970s British Vintage Worker

Materials

Paper

Homo Ludens - Etching by Sergio Barletta - 1960s
Homo Ludens - Etching by Sergio Barletta - 1960s

Homo Ludens - Etching by Sergio Barletta - 1960s

By Sergio Barletta

Located in Roma, IT

In these years graphic work and illustration are mixed with painting and photography, also with satirical drawings for Rinascita, weekly of the Italian communist party; Azione Social...

Category

1960s Contemporary Vintage Worker

Materials

Etching

Antique 20th Century Louis Vuitton Hat Trunk In Damier Canvas, France c.1900
Antique 20th Century Louis Vuitton Hat Trunk In Damier Canvas, France c.1900

Antique 20th Century Louis Vuitton Hat Trunk In Damier Canvas, France c.1900

By Louis Vuitton

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

With a burgeoning business, Vuitton moved his family and workplace to Asniere, where he employed twenty workers to craft his trunks. By 1900 he would have 100 employees, and in 1914...

Category

20th Century French Other Vintage Worker

Materials

Brass

Vintage 20thC Louis Vuitton Cabin Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1930
Vintage 20thC Louis Vuitton Cabin Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1930

Vintage 20thC Louis Vuitton Cabin Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1930

By Louis Vuitton

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

With a burgeoning business, Vuitton moved his family and workplace to Asniere, where he employed twenty workers to craft his trunks. By 1900 he would have 100 employees, and in 1914...

Category

20th Century French Other Vintage Worker

Materials

Brass

1970 Soviet Youth Education and work propaganda original poster
1970 Soviet Youth Education and work propaganda original poster

1970 Soviet Youth Education and work propaganda original poster

Located in PARIS, FR

Around him are representations of several professions: a machinist working at a factory bench, a construction worker, and a sailor at the helm of a ship. Together these figures illus...

Category

1970s Vintage Worker

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Judaica Silvered Copper Repousse Sculpture Relief Plaque Shtetl Yeshiva Bochur
Judaica Silvered Copper Repousse Sculpture Relief Plaque Shtetl Yeshiva Bochur

Judaica Silvered Copper Repousse Sculpture Relief Plaque Shtetl Yeshiva Bochur

By Arieh Merzer

Located in Surfside, FL

Arieh Merzer was a prominent Israeli artist and metal worker. Arie Merzer, an artist who worked in hand-hammered copper, was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1905, the scion of a large Has...

Category

Mid-20th Century Vintage Worker

Materials

Metal

Roger Capron - Panel with 3 Ceramic Glazed Tiles - SUN - 1970's
Roger Capron - Panel with 3 Ceramic Glazed Tiles - SUN - 1970's

Roger Capron - Panel with 3 Ceramic Glazed Tiles - SUN - 1970's

By Roger Capron

Located in Stratford, CT

He opened a small ceramics factory with 15 workers. By 1957 he had established a considerable international reputation.

Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Ceramic

Original Vintage Soviet Work Motivation Poster Labour Is Honour And Glory USSR
Original Vintage Soviet Work Motivation Poster Labour Is Honour And Glory USSR

Original Vintage Soviet Work Motivation Poster Labour Is Honour And Glory USSR

Located in London, GB

- featuring industrial artwork showing two workers in a metal factory pouring out molten metal, the man with a moustache wearing a welding mask with more workers in the background, t...

Category

1940s Estonian Vintage Worker

Materials

Paper

Set of 8 “MT 552” Dining Chairs in Rosewood & Cane, Geraldo de Barros, Brazil
Set of 8 “MT 552” Dining Chairs in Rosewood & Cane, Geraldo de Barros, Brazil

Set of 8 “MT 552” Dining Chairs in Rosewood & Cane, Geraldo de Barros, Brazil

By Geraldo de Barros

Located in New York, NY

Conceived as one of the country's first worker-owned furniture cooperatives, it united progressive social ideals with uncompromising modernist aesthetics.

Category

Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Cane, Rosewood

Antique 20th Century Rare French Louis Vuitton Leather Travelling Case
Antique 20th Century Rare French Louis Vuitton Leather Travelling Case

Antique 20th Century Rare French Louis Vuitton Leather Travelling Case

By Louis Vuitton

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

With a burgeoning business, Vuitton moved his family and workplace to Asniere, where he employed twenty workers to craft his trunks. By 1900 he would have 100 employees, and in 1914...

Category

20th Century French Vintage Worker

Materials

Brass

Antique 20thC Special Order Louis Vuitton Trunk In Damier Canvas, France c.1900
Antique 20thC Special Order Louis Vuitton Trunk In Damier Canvas, France c.1900

Antique 20thC Special Order Louis Vuitton Trunk In Damier Canvas, France c.1900

By Louis Vuitton

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

With a burgeoning business, Vuitton moved his family and workplace to Asniere, where he employed twenty workers to craft his trunks. By 1900 he would have 100 employees, and in 1914...

Category

20th Century French Other Vintage Worker

Materials

Brass

Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - Thirsty Work
Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - Thirsty Work

Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - Thirsty Work

Located in Corsham, GB

A worker drinks from a vessel, rendered in an expressive, painterly style with areas of impasto.

Category

20th Century Vintage Worker

Materials

Oil

Forging a Crankshaft: Mid-20th Century American Industrial Realist Painting
Forging a Crankshaft: Mid-20th Century American Industrial Realist Painting

Forging a Crankshaft: Mid-20th Century American Industrial Realist Painting

By Dean Cornwell

Located in Marco Island, FL

Here, he expertly uses gold leaf applied to the painting to highlight the workers and the red-hot heat of the furnace. Dean Cornwell (March 5, 1892 – December 4, 1960) was a left...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Vintage Worker

Materials

Gold Leaf

Jørgen Høj Steel and Ebonized Wood Coffee Table
Jørgen Høj Steel and Ebonized Wood Coffee Table

Jørgen Høj Steel and Ebonized Wood Coffee Table

By Jorgen Hoj

Located in Long Island City, NY

Born in 1925, Jørgen Høj trained first as a metal-worker and upholsterer. From the 1950s, he ran his own design office, producing minimalist, planar furniture like this striking coff...

Category

1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Worker

Materials

Steel

Large 1970's French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Figures in Wheat Field Harvest
Large 1970's French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Figures in Wheat Field Harvest

Large 1970's French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Figures in Wheat Field Harvest

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Harvest Workers French Post-Impressionist, signed and dated 1977 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 25.5 inches Provenance: private collection, South of France Condition: very ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Vintage Worker

Materials

Oil

Mid-Century Czechoslovak Firefighter Axe With Leather Holster
Mid-Century Czechoslovak Firefighter Axe With Leather Holster

Mid-Century Czechoslovak Firefighter Axe With Leather Holster

Located in Praha, CZ

The piece is complemented by its original brown leather protective holster, which was designed to allow firefighters or rescue workers to carry the axe safely on a belt. The tool sh...

Category

1960s Vintage Worker

Materials

Metal

Hand Cut Lead Crystal Cobalt Blue Vase by Caesar Crystal Bohemiae Co. Czech.
Hand Cut Lead Crystal Cobalt Blue Vase by Caesar Crystal Bohemiae Co. Czech.

Hand Cut Lead Crystal Cobalt Blue Vase by Caesar Crystal Bohemiae Co. Czech.

Located in Stamford, CT

Stunning hand cut lead crystal vase created as a work of art by the hands of the finest Czech glass workers. The Caesar Crystal Company in the Czech Republic has been selling hand cu...

Category

Late 20th Century Czech Vintage Worker

Materials

Crystal

F. Mayer - Framed 20th Century Graphite Drawing, Steelworkers
F. Mayer - Framed 20th Century Graphite Drawing, Steelworkers

F. Mayer - Framed 20th Century Graphite Drawing, Steelworkers

Located in Corsham, GB

The glowing orange steel illuminates workers against an otherwise dark backdrop. The artist captures the scene's dynamic energy through flickering flames and the powerful movements o...

Category

20th Century Vintage Worker

Materials

Graphite

Original Vintage Automotive Advertising Poster Volkswagen VW Kombi Variant
Original Vintage Automotive Advertising Poster Volkswagen VW Kombi Variant

Original Vintage Automotive Advertising Poster Volkswagen VW Kombi Variant

By Victor Mundorff 1

Located in London, GB

Original vintage advertising poster promoting two Volkswagen car models -VW-Kombi and VW Variant - featuring a design by Victor Mundorff (1897-1973) depicting two people in a station...

Category

1960s German Vintage Worker

Materials

Paper

Barbra Streisand in Fur, 1969 by Lawrence Schiller

Barbra Streisand in Fur, 1969 by Lawrence Schiller

By Lawrence Schiller

Located in Chicago, IL

“I thought of myself as a hard worker. My camera was a sponge and I had an instinct that athletes have—anticipation.”

Category

20th Century Contemporary Vintage Worker

Materials

C Print

Barbra Streisand Photo Session, 1969 by Lawrence Schiller

Barbra Streisand Photo Session, 1969 by Lawrence Schiller

By Lawrence Schiller

Located in Chicago, IL

“I thought of myself as a hard worker. My camera was a sponge and I had an instinct that athletes have—anticipation.”

Category

20th Century Contemporary Vintage Worker

Materials

C Print

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