Renaissance Man Antiques

Painted in a rich panoply of blues and greens -- Mediterranean, cerulean, deep blue and sea green -- this scene of several nude male figures bathing in one of the world's most famous...

Full of movement and life, this depiction of two sturdy Italian athletes in the shower, their nudity slightly veiled by cascades of water and soap, has the same dynamic energy we wou...

Perhaps no man is as vulnerable as he is when he has been drafted into the army, stripped of his clothes and dignity, awaiting an uncertain fate. Certainly this group of nude conscr...

Large and important, this drawing is the final study for "Biscayne Holiday," one of the famed Seminole paintings created by Eugene Savage starting in 1935 during his first visit to F...

An extraordinary confluence of George Platt Lynes, Jared French and a renowned WPA mural with hints of homoeroticism can be seen in this photograph by Lynes in 1939, taken as French ...

The product of King Minos of Crete's wife, Queen Pasiphaë, and a white bull provided to the king by Poseidon, the Minotaur was a much-feared monster who was doomed to wander the hall...

This handsome pencil drawing of a standing nude male figure on tracing paper was made by Rosella Hartman, an important printmaker active between 1923 and 1959. The modeling of the f...

In a brilliant interpretation of the Classic zodiac symbol for Virgo, Andrew Szoeke here depicts a nude female rising from a burst of flames in brilliant shades of yellow, orange and...

This brilliant painting of a Cubist-inspired dancer's costume -- executed in vivid tones of canary yellow, periwinkle/purple, sky blue, and brick red -- is a classic illustration of ...

Stylized, warm and poignant, this unique pair of bookends glazed in dark pink and black -- depicting a Black couple asleep in each other's arms -- is a superb example of WPA-period s...

This original painting, commissioned by a fashionable men's store in 1920s Berlin, features a handsome and debonair man wearing a white fedora, a double-breasted white suit, a blue a...

Perhaps the most spectacular, high style glass Art Deco bookends ever produced in France, this pair depicting seated nude female figures, their hair falling down like waterfalls, was...

Executed by an American artist living in Venice, this depiction of two long distance runners, exhausted and gasping for breath at the end of the race, is a superb example of Mid Cent...

Sensuous and charming at the same time, this depiction of two important figures from Greek mythology -- Orpheus and Pan -- quietly sitting together in conversation, was made by Alber...

This brilliant painting of a Cubist-inspired dancer's costume -- executed in vivid tones of deep blue, purple and brick red -- is a classic illustration of Picasso's influence on bal...

A brilliant example of Jean Mayodon's work with the famed Sèvres porcelain works, this large vide poche or low dish depicts a centaur carrying a nymph at its center, surrounded by th...

A classic example of American Art Deco design infused with Cubism, this rare bud vase designed by Frank Ferrell gives the tapering sides of this piece a fractured quality with shards...

Highly significant artistically and historically, this unique bronze portrait by William Zorach captures the spirit and strength of Philip Wittenberg, the New York attorney who couns...

Very rare, and a classic example of stylized Art Deco sculpture, this porcelain depiction of pegasus in flight was sculpted by Geza De Vegh for the Lamberton Scammell porcelain works...

Monumental and extraordinary, this ambitious verre eglomise or reverse-painted Art Deco glass mural entitled "Harvest Ritual" is, to our knowledge, the finest painting of its kind cr...

Tall and elegant, this cylindrical terracotta vase features a female figure and running deer in relief, finished in a rich, deep blue glaze. The vase was molded and incised with hor...

Large and dramatic, this depiction of a nude male figure leaning toward the corner of the painting, with his lover faintly shown behind him, was made by Luc Lafnet, a Belgian painter...

Large, dramatic and powerful, this painting of an escaped slave emerging from the cellar of a woman's home in the North, before or during the Civil War, was painted by Edith Emerson,...

Large and impressive, this Art Deco vase by the great master, Jean Mayodon, depicts a pair of stylized nude male archers with bows in hand on one side, and two deer embedded in a ric...

Richly executed in a deep palette of green, red and black, this striking portrait of a male youth in a yellow plaid swimsuit was painted at the end of World War II by Paul Cocagne, o...

Remarkable and probably unique, this striking and substantial sculpture depicts a nude male surfer standing in front of his surfboard, his hair slicked back and his physique very lea...

Large and rare -- and one of the great mythological porcelains of the 20th century -- this very fine blanc de chine sculpture was created by J...

Brilliantly painted in a palette of emerald, lime green, canary, pink and brown, this depiction of a deeply tanned young man in exotic costume was made by George E. Lambert, Jr. Lam...

This quintessential example of stylized Art Deco sculpture depicts the head of a goat, its face long and lean, and his curving, ribbed horns wrapping around the back of his head. Th...

This remarkable pair of Art Deco sculptures adorned with a ram representing Capricorn, the Zodiac sign, may have been made as maquettes for a door knob and designed by Edgar Miller, ...

Vivid and powerful, this large Art Deco mural study was painted by Elsa Jemne for the Northern States Power Building in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1930-31. The painting shows a nude mal...

Although both sides of this drawing show male figures from different viewpoints, indicating Paul Goadby Stone's use of the paper to think out his ideas and capture the moment, each i...

Extremely rare, perhaps unique, this 1937 cast iron footed urn was made to celebrate the Schützenfest or marksmanship competition which took place in Zurich and nearby Uster, Switzer...

This bold and vivid lamp from the late 1920s captures a phenomenon that started in the late 19th century and continued into the Art Deco period -- female figures dancing with flowing veils and fluttering fabrics. Loïe Fuller began the trend in the 1890s and early 1900s, and later Ruth St. Denis danced with veils and diaphanous fabrics in America. Here, the body of the lamp -- produced by Muncie pottery...

Like so many WPA sculptures from the 1930s and 40s which valorized and celebrated the American worker, this classic wall-mounted work depicts a lumberjack at rest, his ax at his feet...

This scene of a nude young knight riding a pale horse, his left arm raised high with an olive branch, surrounded by nude courtiers and putti all hand painted in a jewel-toned array o...

A superb example of Sweden's elegant take on Art Deco -- sometimes referred to as Swedish Grace -- this cup or beaker was designed by Erik Fleming and made by Norrahammars Bruk for t...

Sleek and sensual, this large, extraordinary porcelain sculpture was created by Kai Nielsen, Denmark's leading figurative sculptor in the first decades of the 20th century. Nielsen w...

Rare and stunningly detailed, this brass box covered with low-relief scenes illustrating swells enjoying the high life of the late 1920s was made by the Aerozon company in Berlin. O...

A masterpiece of figural, Mid Century drawing, this depiction of a nude male figure leaning forward was made by Paul Goadby Stone, who was active in ...

Moody and atmospheric, this surrealist painting by James Owen Mahoney depicts a pair of heavily robed figures walking by a white, stuccoed building with a tower overhead -- no doubt ...

Designed by Buckley MacGurrin and woven by Atelier Pinton, one of Aubusson's renowned weavers, this large tapestry depicts a noble Aztec leader, arrayed in a splendid headdress and holding symbols of his office. The colors of the wool yarn used for this piece are still vibrant and vivid, and the tapestry virtually glows 60 years after it was made. MacGurrin studied and exhibited in Paris for years, but had roots in the Midwest and is strongly identified with California as well. He served as a Hollywood set designer in the 1920s before going to Paris, and again for Paramount Studios when he returned to California in the 1930s, but he also exhibited at the Stendahl Art Galleries and Dalzell Hatfield Gallery in Los Angeles. MacGurrin worked with the Federal Art Project during the Depression, eventually becoming the supervisor for Los Angeles County and Santa Barbara, and executed a number of murals in Southern California, including a set for the Los Angeles County Art Museum. Dalzell Hatfield worked with an array of artists -- including Jean Goodwin Ames, Reynold Arnould, Mary Bowling, Russell Cowles, Edgar Ewing, Michael Frary, Richard Haines, Jean Lurcat, Dan Lutz...

This highly important study -- entitled "Calvarymen Crossing a River" -- was made for the 1939 WPA mural by Jared French installed in the main Richmond post office, one of his first ...

Brilliantly conceived and executed by one of Sweden's masters of the modern style we now call "Art Deco", this watercolor and gouache painting consists of a body of text offering wor...

One of the rarest, and finest, 20th century images of nude male figures in the open air, this print by Georg Jahn depicts a pair of young men taking their horses to the edge of a lak...

This stunning depiction of Diana with her bow and arrow, a black deer behind her, was painted by Arthur Crisp on wood panel. Crisp first cut into the gessoed panel with shallow incis...

This quiet and lovely depiction of a mother and child reading an alphabet book is charming for good reason -- it is a close variant of a well-known circa 1905 painting entitled "The ...

This bold, strong view of a blonde youth -- his name was Daniel Orrick -- was made by Johan Hagemeyer, an important California photographer who was encouraged to pursue his work by n...

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...

Bold and monumental, this remarkable depiction of a nude Prometheus, kneeling and with his arms chained to the rock, was sculpted by Pierre-Alfred-Noël Cazaubon in the 1930s, probabl...

This important architectural rendering captures one of the most significant 1930s Moderne designs coming out of France and North Africa -- Dar es Saada, now known as Villa Majorelle ...

Painted by Hans Erni, one of Switzerland's most celebrated painters in the years after World War II, this oil on canvas picture from 1965 depicts a kneeling nude male figure overlapp...

This bold and vivid portrait of boxer Umberto Pittori, painted during the 1936 Olympics in Germany, is a striking view of an Italian athlete painted by a Swedish artist in Germany. ...

A superb example of Swedish Grace design, this 3-candle bronze candelabra features, at its center, a childlike figure holding a laurel branch above her head, and a swag of Classical ...

These elegant and high-style Art Deco pierced sculptural panels, very rare, depict two tall, slender, impossibly elegant figures on the beach: a tall, athletic young man in a swimsui...

A lively and vivid example of high style Art Deco design, this lidded urn features a smiling satyr, his face and cap laced with leaves and flowers in a primary palette of blue, red a...

Early and important in the oeuvre of Gaston Goor, this beautifully considered drawing of two male nudes sealing a sarcophagus was clearly influenced by the work of Michelangelo and o...

A classic example of fine, beautifully-crafted Art Deco design, this sculpture depicts a golden, streamlined diver plunging toward a circular pool with stepped-back edges and steps t...

Showing the influence of Cubism and Art Deco, this lovely drawing of a female nude in a topsy-turvy interior -- with a curvy lamp echoed by turned wood posts for bed or stairway -- w...

This powerful and sensitive sculpture of a nude male archer -- presenting a classic Art Deco motif in a convincing new way -- was sculpted by Margit Csizmadia...