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"Black and Red Nude", Large Male Nude Painting by Christopher Clark, 1954
By Christopher Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this large 1950s painting of a nude male youth, executed in black gouache or charcoal on a rich, deep red ground, was made by Christopher Clark. The artist is bes...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Children of the Crucible", Striking Art Deco Mural by Beck, T. Roosevelt quote
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This important and very rare mural study, executed in oil on canvas, was painted by Dunbar Beck in the 1930s, evidently for a project that was never completed. The painting depicts i...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Red Tape", Early and Important Surrealist Painting by John Lear w/ Male Nudes
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the finest, and certainly the earliest painting by John Lear that we have seen or offered, this image depicts three male nude figures connected by a trailing line of red ribbo...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Europa and the Bull", Art Deco Masterwork of Inlaid Wood by Szoeke, 1939
By Andrew Szoeke
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This masterwork of inlaid wood -- in stunning, interlocking pieces of burled walnut and maple, mahogany and beech -- depicts Europa riding the bull, a classic story from Greek mythol...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Exultation", Large, Rare Bronze w/ Male Nude Celebrating Liberation of Belgium
By Arthur Dupagne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinarily powerful, and very rare, this large bronze sculpture of a nude male figure by Arthur Dupagne shows him stretching and straining upwards, his head rolled back and shou...
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Vintage 1940s Belgian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Male Nude and Skyscraper", Rare, Signed Surrealist-Art Deco Print by Avinoff
By Andrey Avinoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and extraordinary, this signed print by Andrey Avinoff is one of a set he created for "The Fall of Atlantis," a monumental and fantastical poem by George Golokhvastoff published...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Prints
Materials
Paper
"Bellerophon and Pegasus", Art Deco Tile by Ponti for Milan Triennial V in 1933
By Richard Ginori
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Produced to promote the Richard Ginori firm's exhibition at the Milan Triennial V exposition in 1933, this exceedingly rare glazed tile depicts Bellerophon taming the wild Pegasus. ...
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
"Art Deco Clock in Chinese Manner", Gübelin Clock w/ Red Hardstone Finial
By Gubelin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and elegant, this rare -- possibly unique -- Art Deco table clock in the Chinese manner by the renowned Gübelin firm in Switzerland is a close cousin to the impossibly rarified ...
Category
Vintage 1920s Swiss Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble
"Seated Nude", Rare Ceramic Sculpture of Male Nude by Jenö Grantner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare and powerful, this depiction of a male nude figure, seated on a tree trunk and looking to his right, was sculpted by Hungarian sculptor Jenö Grantner around 1940. The...
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Vintage 1940s Hungarian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Bedouin Women", Rare Art Deco Porcelain Sculpture, Internally Lit, Limoges
By ROBJ
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this porcelain sculpture and night light depicts two Bedouin women swathed in brilliant white robes, framed by gold headbands and a gold floor beneath their feet. ...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Commerce and Industry", Beaux Arts/Art Deco Allegorical Mural w/ Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fabulous example of allegorical mural painting, this large piece by Edward Holslag features a central winged figure holding a reflective orb, flanked by two nude or semi-nude male ...
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Vintage 1920s American Beaux Arts Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Blackbird", Rare Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Jean Luce, Dinanderie
By Jean Luce
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Elegant and sophisticated, this bronze blackbird -- inset with a second metal, probably silver -- was designed by Jean Luce, one of France's master designers in the Art Deco period. ...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"On the Beach", Art Deco Painting of Reclining Young Man in Swimsuit
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and full of light, this gouache painting of a young man in a black swimsuit lounging on a wide beach was painted by Louise Alix in the 1950s. The man's rosy complexion, the...
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Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Tray of Oranges", Rare Art Deco Perfume Warmer w/ North African Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
For a French woman in the 1920s, this figure of a turbaned North African woman, resplendent in a yellow robe and carrying a tray loaded with oranges, would have been exotic and fasci...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Standing Model", Male Nude Painting in Blue by Åkerblom, Oil on Canvas, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly painted in an expressionist palette that calls to mind the work of Edvard Munch and other Nordic painters who were in the artistic vanguard of the 20th century, this depiction...
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Deer Season", Rare Art Deco Fabric Designed by Rockwell Kent, circa 1950
By Rockwell Kent
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and striking Art Deco fabric panel, featuring a running deer in a forest expressed in rich red and maize, was designed by Rockwell Kent for Bloomcraft Inc. in 1950. The de...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
"Dream Garden", Spectacular 1920s Print with Maxfield Parrish-Inspired Frame
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinary paean to Maxfield Parrish brings together an original, 1920s print featuring the "Dream Garden" mosaic in Philadelphia, with a recent, elaborate frame and matte in...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Prints
Materials
Paper
"Neptune and His Companions", Art Deco Silver Wine Coaster w/ Mythological Scene
By GAB
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bursting with joy and great energy, this sterling silver wine coaster features Neptune with his trident, riding a hippocampus, accompanied by teeming array of oceanic creatures, incl...
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
"Hunter in Paradise", Art Deco Humidor in Cast Iron by Elmberg, Sweden
By Carl Elmberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although Sweden is known for its furniture and artisanry in a stylized Art Deco manner, often characterized as Swedish Grace, it is not so well known that Swedish artists led the way...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Iron
"Near the Ocean Floor", Art Deco Lacquered Screen w/ Fish & Coral by Jallot
By Léon Jallot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique and extraordinary, this two-panel Art Deco folding screen by Léon Jallot depicts an array of sea life near the ocean floor, including exotic and fearsome fish, coral, anemone,...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Lacquer
"Helene", 1942-Vintage Art Deco Perfume Bottle by René Lalique
By René Lalique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although René Lalique -- France's greatest designer in glass in the 1920s, 30s and 40s -- made many bottles for the leading perfumiers of the day, the Helene bottle from 1942 is one ...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Glass
Materials
Glass
"Circus Scenes", Unique Art Deco Covered Urn w/ Ringmaster & Horse Rider
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although this unique covered urn captures circus scenes that are decidedly populist in nature, this piece is highly sophisticated and emphatically Art Deco. Note the repeated geomet...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Urns
Materials
Porcelain
"Leda and the Swan, " Important Painting by Rene Buthaud
By René Buthaud
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Like many of his contemporaries in the 1920s and 1930s, in both America and France, Buthaud was fascinated with figures from classic mythology. Leda and the Swan was a motif he retu...
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper
"Lonely Wanderers Gather Silently", Symbolist-Art Deco Sculptural Relief
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Quite extraordinary in concept and execution, this carved wood relief panel by one of Argentina's leading sculptors in the early 20th century depict...
Category
Vintage 1910s Argentine Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Wanted This Men", Ink Drawing in Protest of War
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly drawn to protest the induction and destruction of young men in the name of war, this ink sketch depicts three inductees in the British army, surrounded by uniformed officers ...
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Vintage 1910s British Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Perfume Warmer w/ Bearded Chinese Figure", rare Art Deco Sculpture, Robj, Paris
By ROBJ
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Both charming and sophisticated, this porcelain perfume warmer -- featuring a bearded Chinese man with a pointed hat and black robe at the top of a stepped platform -- was made by Ro...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Fallen Gladiator", Rare Gold-Glazed Art Deco Sculpture by Elek, Hungary
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This depiction of a half-nude gladiator, wounded or dying, with his shield to one side, was sculpted by Kóbor Elek, one of Hungary’s most celebrated artists in the 1920s. The origin...
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Vintage 1920s Hungarian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Herod and Salome", Sensuous Art Nouveau/Art Deco Painting in Blue and Green
By Ewald Dahlskog
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stylized, yes, but sensuous and powerful, this transitional Art Nouveau-Art Deco painting depicts King Herod whispering into the ear of Salome, calling upon her to deliver the head o...
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Vintage 1910s Swedish Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Parrots & Flowering Branches", Rare, Fine Art Deco Glass Clock by Maurice Model
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Virtually glowing as light passes through its satiny glass, this highly rare Art Deco clock by Maurice Model features two parrots grooming their feathers amidst a profusion of flower...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass
"Artemis and the Hunters", Fabulous Art Deco Tapestry with Nudes, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Richly hued and dramatically staged, this Art Deco tapestry by Carl Edvin Svensson depicts a reclining nude Artemis in the lower left corner, reigning over a world of nude hunters an...
Category
Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Tapestries
Materials
Wool
"Marlborough Has Left for the War", Art Deco Vase by Lallemant, Folk Song Theme
By Robert Lallemant
Located in Philadelphia, PA
At once sophisticated and charming, this rare Art Deco vase by Robert Lallemant uses images and music to illustrate the classic French folk song -- "Malbrough s'en va-t-en guerre" (o...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
"Honoring Henry Agard Wallace", Art Deco Bronze by Chambellan for B'nai B'rith
By René Paul Chambellan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly important both artistically and historically, this high style Art Deco bronze panel, full of symbolism and patriotic fervor, was commissioned by B'nai B'rith and sculpted by R...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Sainted Figure", Art Deco Sculpture of Bearded Saint with Halo by Jais Nielsen
By Jais Nielsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This bold and penetrating portrait of a bearded saint with bluish hair and a golden halo was sculpted by Jais Nielsen, perhaps Denmark's greatest sculptor and ceramicist in the Art D...
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Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"The Victor", Idealized Male Figure in Porcelain by Franz Nagy, 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In the early decades of the 20th century, much of Europe and North America's artists worked to idealize the human figure, often showing noble men at work or in competition. This figure by Franz Nagy for Allach porcelain...
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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Late Afternoon on the Beach", Mid Century Painting w/ Blond Nude Male Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This atmospheric and magical view of a single nude male figure on a California beach is imbued with lovely, unexpected colors and textures which rise up to a sky that is a pale shade of green. The blond young man has been sunbathing on a towel stretched along the sand, and seems to be placidly examining the viewer -- the painter -- from afar. The artist is Duane Wakeham...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Bacchanale", Unique Art Deco Vase w/ Nudes by Rheinfelden, Ruddy & Black Tones
By Rheinfelder Keramik
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique and striking, this Art Deco vase by Arnold Zahner for Rheinfelden, an old Swiss ceramics firm, depicts a frieze of nude figures enjoying th...
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Vintage 1930s Swiss Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Bar Cabinet with Inlaid Mythological Figures by Andrew Szoeke
By Andrew Szoeke
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This masterpiece of cabinetmaking and wood inlay, by America's greatest artist working in this manner during the Art Deco era, is a two-level liquor cabinet that is enriched with ron...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Wood
"Two Women Lounging", Richly-Imagined Portrait of Figures in Satin & Silk, 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Voluptuous in its approach to scene and palette, this sumptuous portrait of two women, lounging side by side amongst pillows and fabrics in satin and silk, was painted by Rudolph Sch...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Seated Female Nude", Lovely Art Deco Porcelain Box by Kåge for Gustavsberg
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This lovely Art Deco box features a greenish-turquoise glaze with silver overlay depicting a seated female nude on the cover, and a silvered grid inside. This is a fine example of t...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
"After the Bath", North African Scene w/ Female Nude by Robert, Art Deco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rich tapestry of life in and around a quiet courtyard in North Africa -- with domes, towers and minarets in the distance, and a woman lingering on a balcony to one side -- was p...
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Vintage 1920s Swiss Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"St. George and the Dragon", Large Bronze Relief Sculpture with Male Nude
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and impressive, this bronze bas relief rondel depicts a nude St. George on his valiant horse, spearing a fearsome dragon below. The relief is bold and expressive, and the bron...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Coca-Cola and Coffee", Important Industrial Design for 1949 Vending Machine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An astonishing and important example of Moderne-Mid Century Modern industrial design, this original watercolor rendering of a short-lived Coca-Cola/coffee vending machine was painted...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Picking Roses", Art Deco-Jugenstil Painting of Classicized Woman in Rose Garden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Richly colored and stunningly beautiful, this 1920s depiction of a female figure in Classic Greek garb, her hair in a bun and her dress radiantly dyed candy-apple red, was painted by...
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Vintage 1920s Swiss Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Dancing Angel", Classic 1940s Tempera Painting with Nude Male Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Reminiscent of the work of Jared French in its material (tempera), its color palette and its approach to the male figure, this lovely depiction of two dancing angels, one in the fore...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Golden Parakeets", Large and Rare Art Deco Vase in Gold, Ivory and Deep Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This large and striking vase -- the first example we have seen -- depicts a frieze-like line of golden parakeets or small parrots arrayed against a dee...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
"Playing Pelota in the Basque Region", Exceptional Art Deco Vase by Ciboure
By Ciboure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and exceptional, this Art Deco vase produced by Poterie De Ciboure in southern France celebrates the regional sport of pelota (or pelote), featuring six players in their handsom...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
"Orpheus with Lyre and Cape", Fine Art Deco Eglomise Painting in Gold and Wine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An elegant and sophisticated example of high style Art Deco eglomise painting, this depiction of a stylized Orpheus figure with lyre and cape is painted in rich tones of gold, black ...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"A Short Story", Important Painting & Poem, Stephen Tennant & Siegfried Sassoon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable both esthetically and historically, this delicate and atmospheric watercolor and ink painting by Stephen Tennant illustrates a short poem by...
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Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Stoking the Engine", Painting for Coca Cola on "Uses of Coal" for 1949 Campaign
By Lyman Anderson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Important both historically and artistically, this painting by Lyman Anderson of a railroad engineer feeding the engine with a fresh supply of coal was commissioned by the Coca Cola ...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Seated Man, Two Positions", Drawing of Half-Nude Male Figure by Ulen, 1930s
By Paul Ulen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully and sensitively drawn by Paul Ulen, this single sheet includes two images of a half-nude male figure, seated and reclining, wearing loose worker pants and sporting a fashionable 1930s haircut. In each case, the figure's strong, muscular body is expressed in tones of light and shadow, confidently drawn in pencil. The gridded background suggests that the figures were studies for a larger wall mural, and indeed, a major mural-esque painting by Ulen, "Bricklayer at Rest," perhaps depicting the same model, is also available from Renaissance Man Antiques...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Nude Triton", Larger, Rare Bronze of Nude Male Triton by Netzer, 1920s
By Hubert Netzer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
At once strong and sensuous, this large bronze of a fully nude triton figure, his right arm raised high with his trident, ready to strike, was sculpted in the 1920s by Hubert Netzer....
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Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Sea Dragon Candle Stand", Large Art Deco Masterpiece, Wrought Iron, Sweden
By Carl-Einar Borgstrom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique and striking, this Art Deco-Modernist candle stand by Karl Einar Borgström depicts a highly stylized sea dragon using wrought iron bars and rods. Although this piece has a pr...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
"Smelling the Rose", Stunning Painting by Marie Laurencin in Gray & Taupe, 1930
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful and affecting, this gentle depiction of a young woman holding a rose, her hair embellished with clusters of pearls and her dress evincing a fashionable patchwork of colors à la Paul Poiret, is attributed to Marie Laurencin. Laurencin -- whose paintings are being celebrated in a major exhibition at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia now -- is known for her focus on lovely women painted in delicate shades of blue, pink and gray, with dark eyes and blushing lips, as here. This painting, executed in gouache and watercolor, may have served as a study for a larger painting in oil...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Calla Lily and Purple Hills", Social Realist Painting of Oklahoma Landscape
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking and richly-hued example of American Scene painting, this depiction of a yellow calla lily framed by undulating hills in tones of purple and red was painted by Richard Tafl...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Golden Youth", Gilded Sculpture of Young Man's Head by Lundqvist, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This strong, placid visage of a young man, eyes closed and hair flowing, was sculpted by John Lundqvist, sometimes compared to Carl Milles, who was Sweden's leading sculptor in the e...
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"Greek Goddess", Original Art Deco Painting for "L'Odyssée" by Schmied, 1928
By François-Louis Schmied
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This richly detailed painting of a Greek goddess in Classical robes, standing atop a flight of steps with two heavily veiled attendants below, was made by François-Louis Schmied, one...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
High Style Art Deco Glass Vase with Flowers and Leaves by Jean Luce, 1920s
By Jean Luce
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although Rene Lalique reigned supreme when it came to high-end, cast glass pieces in the stylized manner we now call Art Deco, in the related field of enameled and decorated glass, J...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Glass
"Under the El", WPA-Era Painting of Philadelphia Market by Van Loan
By Dorothy Van Loan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly painted in a palette of canary yellow, orange-red, browns and blues, this WPA-period painting of an open-air market under the Market-Frankford elevated train line ("the El") in Philadelphia was executed by Dorothy Van Loan...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Labor", Handsome WPA-Era Painting with Nudes by Muralist Lichtenauer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Because Joseph Mortimer Lichtenauer is best known for his public murals, it's not surprising that this easel painting -- with its frieze-like array of nude and Classically dressed fi...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Frieze of Male Nudes", Art Deco Vase with Greek-Inspired Hunters and Warriors
By Etienne Vilotte
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and beautifully made, this vase decorated with a stylized frieze of nude male figures hunting and preparing for battle was clearly inspired by ancient Greek art...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
