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
"Planting and Harvest", Important Art Deco Engraved Glass Vase by Lejsek
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This unique, fabulous engraved glass vase celebrating agricultural laborers who are sowing and harvesting wheat in the Czech Republic, illustrates the fact that Bohemia was one of th...
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Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Vases
Materials
Glass
"Five Olympic Rowers", Monumental Art Deco Painting of Nude Male Oarsmen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most stunning and monumental depictions of male nude figures -- and male athletes -- ever accomplished in the Modern era, this large painting shows five nude rowers, relax...
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Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"The Modern Olympia", Odalisque Painting with Nude and Attendant, Sweden, 1926
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted a year after the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts (Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes) debuted in Paris, i...
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
Slender Art Deco Vase with Antelope Motif by Rookwood, 1952, Ivory & Soft Brown
By Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously glazed in hues of soft brown and ivory, this tall, elegant vase depicting a stylized antelope was hand-glazed by artisans at the famous Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati at t...
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Vases
Materials
Porcelain
"Standing Male Nude", Pencil Drawing by William Littlefield, 1937
By William Littlefield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Powerfully expressed, with the angular stylization characteristic of Art Deco decorative art, this pencil drawing was executed in 1937 by William Littlefield. The artist was fascina...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Trophy Bowl for Billy Direct, " Art Deco Silver Bowl for Champion Horse, 1938
By International Silver
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stunning work of art and a significant historic memorial to a great moment in horse racing history, this silver plated bowl by International Silver was given by The National Trotti...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver Plate
"The Good Samaritan", Remarkable Art Deco Relief Sculpture w/ Two Male Nudes
By Juan De Ávalos Y García-taborda
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable and unique, this carved and painted wood relief sculpture depicts two nude male figures, one assisting the other, possibly illustrating the Biblical tale of the Good Samar...
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Vintage 1930s Spanish Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Peace After the War", Important Surrealist Painting, De Chirico Influence, 1933
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Undoubtedly the most important example of American Surrealism we have ever offered, this 1933-vintage painting by Daniel Koerner depicts a deeply-fissured Classical statue and a fema...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Basket Fishing", Powerful Mid Century Painting with Shirtless Man, South Africa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This powerful depiction of a half-nude man capturing a fish in his conical basket -- much like men and women have done for centuries -- is painted in a rich, deep palette of warm bro...
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Vintage 1950s South African Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Apollo", Large Art Deco Bronze Sculpture w/ Male Nude for Ocean Liner, 1948
By M. Mascherini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the great, indisputable masterpieces of Marcello Mascherini's career, and one of his relatively early works, this large bronze depicting Apollo with his lyre was made for the ...
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Music and Dance", Large, Unique Art Deco Covered Urn by Wheeler Williams
By Wheeler Williams
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by Wheeler Williams, one of the masters of Art Deco sculpture in America, this unique covered urn features two stylized female nude figures representing Music and Dance, eac...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Urns
Materials
Ceramic
"Steering the Ship", 1941 Illustration Art with Sailor for Saturday Eve Post
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly conceived and executed, this original maquette for a proposed Saturday Evening Post cover by Larry Segall depicts a sailor at the helm of a ship, his hands on the wheel and hi...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
