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
"C'est Moi", The Artist on Stage by Society Portraitist Channing Weir Hare, 1942
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Quirky and a bit transgressive, this self portrait by Channing Weir Hare hints at his fabulous life in Palm Beach and Maine, and the high society swells he painted and socialized wit...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"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...
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Vintage 1910s American Belle Époque Paintings
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Paint
"Swimmers, Hammamet Gulf Beach, Tunisia", Watercolor by Vogue Illustrator
By Porter Woodruff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of light and color, this highly evocative watercolor painting by Porter Woodruff depicts a group of Tunisian youth swimming off the beach along Hammamet Gulf in Tunisia, near hi...
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Vintage 1930s Tunisian Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Embracing Figures", Rare Sensual Drawing with Nude Male Figures by Azema
By Jacques Azema
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Drawn with great economy, yet highly sensual, this depiction of two nude male figures in tight embrace was made by Jacques Azéma, the French artist who spent most of his artistic lif...
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Vintage 1950s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
"World War II Plane and Radar Tower", Rare Art Deco Bookend in Faux Mahogany
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and boldly designed, this World War II-era bookend depicts, in high relief, a propellor airplane in the foreground and an airport radar tower behind, all executed in plaster or ...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Bookends
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Plaster
"Dancing Figure", Art Deco Swedish Candelabra with Female Nude Dancer
By David Wretling
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This two-armed pewter candelabra is supported by a base featuring a dancing, nude female figure on all four sides. The symmetry and lines of the candelabra beautifully embody the el...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Candelabras
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Pewter
"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...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
"Acrobats at Rest", Vivid Circus Scene w/ Elephant by Woman Artist, 1930s
By Dorothy Van Loan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vividly painted in a palette of orange-red, pink, forest green and scarlet, this WPA-period painting of a group of circus performers relaxing between performances was executed by Dor...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Nudes in Black and Rose", Trio of Watercolors with Male Nudes, 1960s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Done with confidence and bravura, this trio of pen-and-watercolor paintings showing male nudes, singly and in pairs, was clearly executed by a skilled artist. They are not signed, b...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paint
"Marian Anderson at Lincoln Memorial", Important WPA-Period Painting by Smeltzer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinary artistically and historically, this oil painting by WPA muralist Sterling Smeltzer captures the dramatic moment when Marian Anderson sang before an enormous crowd in fr...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Dancers with Tulips", Male Nude Figures in Blue and Taupe by Etting
By Emlen Etting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in fresh tones of blue and taupe, this depiction of two nude male dancers was painted by Emlen Etting, a Philadelphia painter who hobnobbed with society but also loved to con...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
"Nude Angel with Torch", Vivid Art Deco Painting w/ Male Nude in Night Sky
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vividly and boldly painted, this Art Deco depiction of a nude male angel, holding a torch aloft and transported by multi-colored, elaborate wings, was created by Henry Strachey in 19...
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Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
