"Artist's Model, " Rare and Important WPA Era Sculpture of Male Nude
By Raymond Turner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully sculpted from a ruddy block of mahogany and finished with a patina that gives it a lovely glow, this piece is a superb example of WPA-era sculpture. The artist, Raymond T...
Mahogany
"Falling Satyr, " Superb Art Deco Panel with Male Nude by WPA Sculptor
By Don Griffith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Carved from a "found" panel of distressed walnut, this superb bas relief sculptural panel of a falling satyr, his legs and arms akimbo, was carved by Don Griffith, a WPA artist in Co...
Wood
"Laying Track", WPA-Era Woodblock Print with Nude Male Workers by Ruegg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable -- perhaps unique -- woodblock print depicts a group of five nude male workers laying railroad track, their strong, muscled figures interlaced as they strive to move ...
Paper
"Half Nude Standing Male", WPA Era Sculpture, Brents Carlton, Golden Gate Expo
By Brents Carlton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Handsome and important, this glazed ceramic sculpture of a standing half-nude male, dressed in a pair of pants held up by a rope for a belt, was sculpted by Brents Carlton in the 193...
Ceramic
American Modernist Oil Painting Nude Male on Beach WPA Artist Group of 10
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw R...
Oil, Board
$7,125Sale Price|25% Off
"Acrobat and Circus Horse, " WPA-Era Painting, Semi-Nude Male Figure, Dark Pink
By William Schulhoff 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In an era when the circus provided an affordable and exotic form of entertainment for the Everyman, this vivid painting, glowing with the colors of red clay, slate and dusty pink, ca...
Paint
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H 9 in W 7 in
American Modernist Oil Painting Nude Male on Beach WPA Artist Group of 10
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw R...
Oil, Board
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H 9 in W 7 in
American Modernist Oil Painting Nude Male on Beach WPA Artist Group of 10
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw R...
Oil, Board
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H 9 in W 11.75 in
Sultry Night - Banned by the Post Office in 1939 - Provenance: Nan Wood
By Grant Wood
Located in Santa Monica, CA
There is a painting of the same subject but Wood altered the completed painting by cutting off the left portion that contained the male nude. WPA, Americana, Folk Art, Impressionism...
Lithograph
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H 23 in W 27.25 in D 0.1 in
"POOL, " Quintessential Art Deco/WPA Print with Male Nudes by Riggs, 1933
By Robert Riggs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic and rare print, made at a time when men and boys were much less self-conscious of their nudity at the bath or the pool, depicts a teeming crowd of male youth in and arou...
Paper
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H 24.5 in W 19 in D 0.1 in
"Male Nude with Hand on Hip, " Fine Drawing by Dunbar Beck, WPA Muralist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Taking special care to depict his subject's torso with subtlety and fine detail, this nude drawing was made by Dunbar Beck, famous for his murals at the New York World's Fair in 1939...
Art Deco Male Sculpture, Spelter, Marble, France circa 1930
By Jean de Roncourt
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant Art Deco sculpture of an athletic scouting / watching male figure by Jean de Roncourt from France around 1930. Very good original condition, greenish patinated Spelter / Zinc...
Marble, Metal, Spelter
Chuck Dodson Wall-Mounted Bas-Relief Art Deco Plaque
By Chuck Dodson
Located in North Miami, FL
A wonderful depiction of a worker hanging from a crane at task. Art Deco buildings incorporated figural panels in their facades such as this exquisite bas reliefs sculpted by Chuck D...
Concrete, Iron
$14,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.25 in W 9 in D 4.5 in
"Seated Male Nude, " Remarkable Bronze Sculpture by Choate, Figural Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although America's sculptors interested in African American life and Black subjects, including Elizabeth Catlett, Richmond Barthé, Sargent Johnson and Augusta Savage, are increasingl...
Bronze
$4,200
H 10.5 in W 13 in D 4 in
"Modern Dancer", Extremely Rare Depiction of Male Nude, Bronze, poss. Leon Barte
By Emmanuel Andrew Cavacos
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and superb depiction of modern dance in the era of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and modern dance pioneers such as Martha Graham, this figure of a modern male dancer, his ar...
Bronze
$28,125Sale Price|25% Off
H 37 in W 46.75 in D 2 in
"Five Josephs, " Important Art Deco Painting w/ Male Nudes, Provincetown, 1930s
By William L'Engle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary example of Art Deco painting with allegorical meaning -- like so many murals painted in the 1920s and 1930s -- this large work by William L'Engle depicts five nude m...
Paint
"Eve and Adam in Eden, " Magnificent, Art Deco-WPA Sculptural Panel
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A magnificent example of WPA sculptor Waylande Gregory's work at the height of his career in the 1930s, when he was creating major fountains, public monuments and World's Fair sculpt...
Clay
$2,950
H 21 in W 14 in D 0.5 in
"Horses in the Sun, " Remarkable Woodblock Print by Charles Kassler, Art Deco
By Charles Kassler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare, perhaps unique, woodblock print by Charles Kassler positively radiates Art Deco energy -- both from the sun at the upper left corner, and from the pair of black horses, wh...
Male Nude in Art Deco-Cubist Manner by Lenoir, 1920s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully realized, this depiction of a male nude leaning against a rock formation shows the stylization characteristic of the Modern or Art Deco movement of the 1920s, as well as ...
Paper
$205
H 10.24 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
The Torture and Execution - Original Woodcut print by Paul Baudier - 1930s
By Paul Baudier
Located in Roma, IT
The Torture and Execution is an original woodcut print on ivory-colored paper realized by Paul Baudier (1881-1962) in the 1930s. Good conditions. Paul Baudier, (born October 18, 18...
Woodcut
$3,380
H 11.03 in W 9.06 in D 5.52 in
Satyr and Nude Women Glazed Ceramic Sculpture, Figure by Le Faguays & E. Cazaux
By Pierre Le Faguays, Edouard Cazaux
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
"Pas de Deux," Superb Satyr and nude women pairing inspired by Ballets Russes. Glazed Ceramic Sculpture - Figure By Le Faguays & E. Cazaux Sculpted by Pierre Le Faguays, one of Fran...
Ceramic
$6,662
H 15.36 in W 16.54 in D 5.71 in
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Nude with Drape F. Trinque, France, 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture of a nude in split pose with arm outstretched holding a scarf behind her on a marble base. Beautiful multi-color patina. Signed in the bronze F. Trinque, ci...
Marble, Bronze
$7,500
H 17.75 in W 10.5 in D 9 in
Jacobus Nicolaus Sandig, Icarus Falling, Dutch Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, 1925
By Jacobus Nicolaus Sandig
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT ARTIST Regretfully, there is only a limited amount of biographical information available on the author of this wonderful sculpture - Jacobus Nicolaus Sandig (Dutch, 1876 - 193...
Bronze
$4,327
H 11.82 in W 5.52 in D 7.88 in
1920s Italian Art Decò Signed Bronze Sculpture Nude of Woman
By Gaetano Martinez
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Italian sculpture representing a seated maiden. The artwork rests on a square marble base Signed on the base “Gaetano Martinez Roma” According a written opinion by Prof. Al...
Marble, Bronze
$3,750
H 16.25 in W 9 in D 0.1 in
"Allegory, " Art Deco-Cubist Drawing with Multiple Nude Male Figures, circa 1920s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superbly conceived and executed, this Cubist-influenced Art Deco drawing shows four nude male figures, three below in various stages of surprise and exclamation, and a Christ-like fi...
Paper
$25,000
H 18 in W 29.5 in D 11.5 in
"Stone Lifter", Bold, Monumental Art Deco Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude
By Henry Schoenbauer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, bold and provocative, this very rare bronze sculpture depicts a powerful, muscled nude male figure endeavoring to lift an enormous rock, his legs splayed and his body tensed t...
Bronze
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 17.5 in W 12.5 in D 5.5 in
"Bending the Bow, " Art Deco Sculpture w/ Nude Male by Bargas, Tan Glaze
By Henri Bargas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Henri Bargas exhibited at the famous 1925 Exhibition in Paris that helped to usher in the style we now call Art Deco. Bargas created a number of sculptures in the tradition of Antoin...
Terracotta
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
H 15 in W 19.24 in D 1.5 in
"Rebel", Rare Art Nouveau/Symbolist Print w/ Male Nude by Emma Goitein Dessau
By Emma Goitein Dessau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare work by Emma Goitein Dessau, this color print entitled "Born to Work -- Rebel," depicts a kneeling nude male figure in chains, in the foreground, rebelling against the roiling...
Paper
$4,500
H 13.5 in W 11.5 in D 1 in
"Leda and the Swan", Incised and Painted Wood Panel, Art Deco, Gold and Black
By Arthur Crisp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This brilliant depiction of Leda and the Swan, a nude female figure and outstretched black swan illustrating the classic mythological story, was painted by Arthur Crisp on wood panel...
Wood, Paint
$28,950Sale Price|35% Off
H 37.5 in W 27 in D 20 in
19th Century Lifesize Bronze Bust of Othello after Gaston Veuvenot Leroux
By Gaston Vuevenot Leroux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and impressive French 19th century life-size bust depicting Othello, the North African Moor of Venice character in the 1603 play written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), a...
Bronze
Leather Bust Of Man
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Hand made leather bust made by a local artisan. Takes 4 days to make. Some of the pictures look like the bust is stained, those are shadows.
Leather
$2,084
H 34.65 in W 27.56 in
Edmond Suau (1871-1929) Une Académie, Standing man, signed oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
Edmond Suau (1871-1929) Une Académie, Standing man, oil on canvas signed lower left 88 x 70 cm In quite good condition, some damages - small lacks of painting - in the lower part, ...
Oil
Early Poul Henningsen Copper Table Lamp, 1930s
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Poul Henningsen & Louis Poulsen, Mid-century Modern design This is the iconic Poul Henningsen (PH 4/3) table lamp with original copper shades. Stand, switch and socket house of bro...
Copper
Javelin thrower / - Roman present -
By Franz Iffland
Located in Berlin, DE
Franz Iffland (1862 Tempelhof - 1935 Berlin), Javelin thrower, after 1910. Olive-black patinated bronze with cast plinth mounted on a white-veined black marble base (7 cm high). Tota...
Bronze
$1,950
H 23.75 in W 18 in D 0.1 in
"Standing Male Nude, " Study for Mural by Allyn Cox, U.S. Capitol Painter
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This strong and confident drawing of a standing male nude was made by Allyn Cox, probably for one of an array of murals he painted in the 1920s, 30s and 40s, starting with an series ...
Paper
Classic Empire Center Table, Oatmeal
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic Empire style grey cerused oak oatmeal stained center table with a carved ogee edge, raised on an octagonal pedestal base. Dimensions: 42" W x 42" D x 30" H. Clearance: 27"
Wood
$12,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.5 in W 38 in D 0.1 in
"Three Archers, " Large and Important Etching w/ Male Nudes by Wolfsfeld
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large, rare and important etching with superb detail and unusual subject matter, this view of three nude male archers, one drawing his bow, another supplying the arrows, and anothe...
Paper
Pair Hotel Silver Rams' Head Salts
Located in New York, NY
Pair hotel silver rams' head salts. Pair neoclassical style tripod form silver plate salts with rams' heads terminating in hoof feet with stretcher to central ball finial all beneat...
Silver Plate
$27,500
H 58.5 in W 40.5 in D 2.5 in
"Boxer's Rubdown", Extraordinary Painting with Nude Male by Philip Leslie Hale
By Philip Leslie Hale
Located in Philadelphia, PA
At a time when painters were increasingly drawn to the grit, emotion and drama of boxing in America -- witness famous paintings and prints by George Bellows and Robert Riggs, for exa...
Paint
$42,500 / set
H 34.25 in W 24 in D 23 in
Four Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Chinoiserie Bergères, Jansen Attr., 1890
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare Assembled Set of Four French Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Carved and Japanned-Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated Bergers Armchairs, attributed to Maison Jansen (House of Janse...
Velvet, Giltwood, Lacquer
Acerbis Free System Sofa by Claudio Salocchi
By Claudio Salocchi, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In 1973, Claudio Salocchi designed Free System: a system of padded furniture deriving from the concept of “operated flooring”, or tatami, where the padded units could be placed freel...
Upholstery
Set of 12 English Porcelain Botanical Plates, Spode, circa 1900
By Spode
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 English porcelain botanical plates, Spode, circa 1900.
$17,937
H 101.58 in W 162.21 in D 3.94 in
Louis XVI Style Paneling with Louis XVI Period Mantel and Trumeau
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This Louis XVI style paneled room is composed of two shelves and cupboards with double doors made of wood painted in light green in the 20th century. They frame a Louis XVI period m...
Wood