About Renaissance Man Antiques
Renaissance Man Antiques is America's only antique gallery to focus on pieces that celebrate the beauty and power of the human figure, and many of them are Art Deco or Mid-Century in style. We offer paintings, prints, drawings, bronzes, ceramic and glass pieces, and other antiques that include male and female nudes, allegorical subjects, portraits and architecture-related pieces. Most of the pieces we offer are unique or rare, and we love to share our knowledge, so you will see that our descriptions are as detailed as possible. We encourage visits by appointment, and ...Read More
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Featured Pieces
"Horse Show, Chicago", Art Deco Painting w/ Male Nude, Century of Progress
By Robin Artine Smith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This high-energy, dynamic depiction of a black rearing horse being restrained by a nude male figure given a deep brick red hue, was painted by Robin Artine Smith for a Horse Show at ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Black Archer and Geese", Art Deco Painting in Black, Yellow and Red
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly painted with a vivid palette, this depiction of a stylized black Archer, his bow stretched and his red-pointed arrow at the ready, is a classic example of Art Deco decorative ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Portrait of Andrés Gómez", Mexican Basketball Player by Just, 1936 Olympics
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vividly and powerfully painted, this portrait of Mexican basketball player Andrés Gómez Domínguez, painted during the 1936 Olympics in Germany, was one of a series of athlete portrai...
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Tabac Blond", Art Deco Painting of Classic French Perfume Bottle, Texas Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Probably made for a poster or advertisement, this Art Deco painting by Robin Artine Smith, an important Texas artist, illustrates and promotes the classic Tabac Blond perfume produce...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Nude with Parrot", Spectacular Art Deco-Cubist Painting by Lhote, Red & Gray
By André Lhote
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vivid and bold, this depiction of a female nude and parrot -- painted in an earthy palette of brick red, sienna brown, slate gray and sand -- was made by André Lhote, a French artist...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Sleeping Youth", Rare Bronze Sculpture of Shirtless Male Youth, Walker Hancock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A companion piece to Walker Hancock's "Daydream," also offered by Renaissance Man, this very rare bronze sculpture depicts a sleeping, shirtless male youth, his head nestled in the c...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Cyclops and Lovers", 1954 Drawing by Gaston Goor w/ Nude Figures
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A bit terrifying and a bit romantic, this scene of an enormous Cyclops atop a cliff, dislodging a large stone and potentially endangering the romantic idyll below, was drawn by Gasto...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Sacré-Cœur and Montmartre in 1928", Fabulous Painting w/ Performers & Revelers
By Pierre Bourdelle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable 1920s view of Montmartre, with the great church of Sacré-Cœur at the center, depicts an array of performers and revelers in the streets below, including a harlequin, ...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Flowers and Leaves in Periwinkle and Silver", Art Deco Lidded Enamel Bowl
By Edward Winter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully decorated with flowers and leaves in a lovely hue of periwinkle on a silvery ground, this striking covered Art Deco bowl was made by one of America's masters in enamel wo...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Enamel
"Portrait of a Young Boy", Lovely Bas Relief Sculpture by Winterich, Belle Epoch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sensitive and tender, this lovely bas relief sculpture of a small boy, dating from the early 20th century, was sculpted by George Winterich and executed in plaster painted a creamy, ...
Category
Vintage 1910s American Belle Époque Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"Nude Sunbathers", Painting of Two Male Nudes on Frankfurt Rooftop, circa 1950s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This vividly hued and wistful scene depicting two nude male figures musing and lounging on a rooftop in Frankfurt was painted by Hans Scheil in the 1940s or 50s. The scene is painte...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Sand Cranes in Blue and Gray", Enamel Panel by Judith Daner, Master Enamelist
By Judith Daner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This very fine example of Mid Century enamel work depicts a flock of seven cranes gathered in the water, near a setting sun, all expressed in saturated tones of blue, gray and gold. ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
"Horse Show, Chicago", Art Deco Painting w/ Male Nude, Century of Progress
By Robin Artine Smith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This high-energy, dynamic depiction of a black rearing horse being restrained by a nude male figure given a deep brick red hue, was painted by Robin Artine Smith for a Horse Show at ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Black Archer and Geese", Art Deco Painting in Black, Yellow and Red
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly painted with a vivid palette, this depiction of a stylized black Archer, his bow stretched and his red-pointed arrow at the ready, is a classic example of Art Deco decorative ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Portrait of Andrés Gómez", Mexican Basketball Player by Just, 1936 Olympics
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vividly and powerfully painted, this portrait of Mexican basketball player Andrés Gómez Domínguez, painted during the 1936 Olympics in Germany, was one of a series of athlete portrai...
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Tabac Blond", Art Deco Painting of Classic French Perfume Bottle, Texas Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Probably made for a poster or advertisement, this Art Deco painting by Robin Artine Smith, an important Texas artist, illustrates and promotes the classic Tabac Blond perfume produce...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Nude with Parrot", Spectacular Art Deco-Cubist Painting by Lhote, Red & Gray
By André Lhote
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vivid and bold, this depiction of a female nude and parrot -- painted in an earthy palette of brick red, sienna brown, slate gray and sand -- was made by André Lhote, a French artist...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Sleeping Youth", Rare Bronze Sculpture of Shirtless Male Youth, Walker Hancock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A companion piece to Walker Hancock's "Daydream," also offered by Renaissance Man, this very rare bronze sculpture depicts a sleeping, shirtless male youth, his head nestled in the c...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Cyclops and Lovers", 1954 Drawing by Gaston Goor w/ Nude Figures
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A bit terrifying and a bit romantic, this scene of an enormous Cyclops atop a cliff, dislodging a large stone and potentially endangering the romantic idyll below, was drawn by Gasto...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Sacré-Cœur and Montmartre in 1928", Fabulous Painting w/ Performers & Revelers
By Pierre Bourdelle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable 1920s view of Montmartre, with the great church of Sacré-Cœur at the center, depicts an array of performers and revelers in the streets below, including a harlequin, ...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Flowers and Leaves in Periwinkle and Silver", Art Deco Lidded Enamel Bowl
By Edward Winter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully decorated with flowers and leaves in a lovely hue of periwinkle on a silvery ground, this striking covered Art Deco bowl was made by one of America's masters in enamel wo...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Enamel
"Portrait of a Young Boy", Lovely Bas Relief Sculpture by Winterich, Belle Epoch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sensitive and tender, this lovely bas relief sculpture of a small boy, dating from the early 20th century, was sculpted by George Winterich and executed in plaster painted a creamy, ...
Category
Vintage 1910s American Belle Époque Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"Nude Sunbathers", Painting of Two Male Nudes on Frankfurt Rooftop, circa 1950s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This vividly hued and wistful scene depicting two nude male figures musing and lounging on a rooftop in Frankfurt was painted by Hans Scheil in the 1940s or 50s. The scene is painte...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Sand Cranes in Blue and Gray", Enamel Panel by Judith Daner, Master Enamelist
By Judith Daner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This very fine example of Mid Century enamel work depicts a flock of seven cranes gathered in the water, near a setting sun, all expressed in saturated tones of blue, gray and gold. ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel