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American intra-war artist and illustrator Porter Woodruff (1894-1959). Arabian Horse scene, oil and gold leaf on board with chalky gouache. Signed Woodruff on lower right of painting. Signature somewhat obscured by frame. His Art Deco-influenced paintings are highly decorative and appealing, the compositions complex and well-thought out. The gold leaf background is decorative and elegant. His are rare Modernist paintings by an artist who found himself at the very heart of design, fashion and celebrity life in the early part of the century. Label at back for Pitt & Scott Ltd London - well known for its expertise in handling antiques, works of art and fragile artefacts. Dimensions: 11.5"h x 15.5"w (sight) 12.5"h x 17.5"w (frame) Porter Woodruff, was an illustrator artist and contributor to Vogue Magazine and Home & Garden (including covers for both). He was one of five artists stationed in Paris in 1923 for Vogue. Woodruff spent considerable time in Tunisia, North Africa, residing with his romantic partner, Romanian socialite George Sebastian. Sebastian owned a lavish, coastal property in then-trendy Hammamet, near Tunis on the Mediterranean. Sebastian fell in love with the simple beauty of the quiet fishing port of Hammamet and was the first of the international set of the times to build his villa there. He started a trend that has never ceased. Frank Lloyd Wright is said to have claimed Dar Sebastian to be ”the most beautiful house I have ever seen”. American and European intelligentsia and upper-crust were attracted to the area between the wars. The artists Cocteau, Elsa Schiaparelli, Paul Klee, Andre Gide, the Sitwells, and Cecil Beaton enjoyed visiting, partying, and undertaking what someone once described as indulging the opportunity to do 'some rather elaborate sinning'. Other visitors included Art Deco designer Jean-Michel Frank, Wallis Simpson, Somerset Maugham, and Greta Garbo, among others. The onset of war disrupted this scene and it never truly regained its former glory. Dar Sebastian was requisitioned by the 'Desert Fox', German General, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel...

Art Deco painting depicting panther in the wild. Unusual dimensional treatment with all the paint. Look closely at the texture of this piece. In an original frame that also has a pai...

An early Slavic folk school oil by the artist and farmer Martin Jonas (1924-1996), who is considered one of the founders of the world famous naive “peasan...

Pretty octagonal painting, oil on hardboard representing a dove on a branch. Very romantic and delicate. Octagonal frame in gilded wood. Hook on the...

Art Deco style painting landscape with sailing boats by the French artist Patrick Leroy. The work is in a very good condition and has a contemporary lea...

Painted by Antoinette Schulte, a widely-respected artist in New York, who exhibited and taught widely, this painting depicts male and female nudes sheltered by the boughs of a tree h...

Raphael Soyer Original Lithograph - Watercolor added by the artist's hand, 1955 The image measures 13" H x 8 ½" W. Frame measures: 23 1/4"H x 1...

Beautifully executed French Art Deco female nude oil on canvas, signed by listed artist Gustave Florot, circa 1930.

This watercolor is by Raphael de Buck (1902–1986) .It resembles the style of the 19th century impressionists such as Degas and Renoir. The painting con...

A Sèvres enamelled porcelain scene, inspired on the well-known Raphael painting from 1513, that shows the Madonna of Segiore. It depicts the Christ Child...

‘Jeune Femme au Chapeau’ oil on canvas by Henri Laville c1960 France Delightful portrait of a young woman in the rain by Henri Laville. Charming, well executed painting by this celebrated French Artist. Signed and framed and in excellent condition. Dimensions Image Height: 33.5cm/13.25 in. Width: 26cm/10.25 in. Frame Height: 42cm/16.5 in. Width: 34.5cm/13.5 in. Depth: 4.5cm/1.75 in. Free Worldwide Delivery  Henri laville was born on February 7, 1916 in Bordeaux and died on December 27, 1995 at the age of 79 years. Very attached to his city, he entered the beautiful Arys de Bordeaux and was laureate of the Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters of that same city. He was also a student of the fine arts of Paris, following the obstination of a scholarship. Pensioner at Casa Velasquez in Madrid, a prize will be awarded. He will also obtain the Vermeil medal of the city of Paris. Throughout his career, he will be complimented by many personalities who will own many works by him, such as Michel Déon, Jean Chabanon (writer and art critic), Jean Cocteau, Georges Duhamel, Sacha Guitry...

French Art Deco mixed-media painting on panel by Vanvinckenray (School: Beaux-Arts of Brussels). Provenance: Daughter of the artist.