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"Pipe Fitters", 1951 Paean to the Working Man by Gere, Wisconsin Painter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although this painting dates to 1951, a few years after the Works Progress Administration (WPA) period ended in the 1940s, this tight composition of two pipe fitters doing their work in a cramped space is very much akin to America's Depression-era murals that celebrated the American worker. The painter was Byron Gere...
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Breton Fishing Village, " Art Deco Masterpiece Vase by Leduc for Sevres, 1934
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the finest pieces of Art Deco porcelain we have ever seen, and probably the greatest work ever executed by Adrien Leduc for Sevres, this large doub...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Porcelain
"Circus", Large and Ambitious Painting by John B. Lear w/ Male Nudes, 1965
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This early and ambitious watercolor painting by John B. Lear shows the growing scale and detail of his best work, here incorporating three nude and semi-nude male figures in a surrea...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Portrait of a Young Jockey", Vivid, Superb Portrait Painting by Peter Hurd
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps the finest portrait we have ever offered, this depiction of a young jockey in 1941, his complexion warm and glowing and his blue eyes echoing the color of his shirt, was pain...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Waking Angel", Remarkable, Early Painting of Nude Male Figure, Leyendecker
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This beautiful depiction of a young male angel, stretching as he awakens from his sleep, is a remarkably assured and skilled painting by the young Joseph Christian Leyendecker, later...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Paintings
Materials
Paint
"State Fair Scene with Horses & Merry-Go-Round", American Scene Painting, 1947
By Edmund Brucker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and dynamic, this 1947-vintage painting depicts a shirtless man handling a high-spirited Percheron horse that won a blue ribbon at the Indiana st...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Sea Dragon", Art Deco Low Bowl w/ Silver Overlay in Rare Red Glaze, Argenta
By Gustavsberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, heavy and impressive, this low bowl produced by the Gustavsberg porcelain works in Sweden features a sea dragon at its center, expressed in silver over a rich deep red glaze. ...
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
"Half Nude Standing Male", WPA Era Sculpture, Brents Carlton, Golden Gate Expo
By Brents Carlton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Handsome and important, this glazed ceramic sculpture of a standing half-nude male, dressed in a pair of pants held up by a rope for a belt, was sculpted by Brents Carlton in the 193...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Roping Sculpture", Drawing of Two Youths w/ Classical Stone Head, Burnt Sienna
By Peter Todd Mitchell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This finely detailed drawing by Peter Todd Mitchell -- famed for his fabric and wallpaper designs after World War II -- depicts two semi-nude male figures maneuvering a Classical stone head...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Leaf and Branch", Striking Art Deco, Wrought Iron Candelabra, Exquisite Detail
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An exquisite example of high-style Art Deco artisanry, this wrought iron, three-arm candelabra features a leaf-and-branch motif that is beautifully conceived and finely executed. Th...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Candelabras
Materials
Iron
"Mail by Stagecoach, Lynn to Lowell", WPA Mural Study by Aiden Ripley
By Aiden Lassell Ripley
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An evocative and atmospheric example of WPA mural painting, this large study in watercolor and crayon depicts a stagecoach being loaded with mail and passengers for the journey from ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Ringmaster and Ram", Art Deco Circus Theme Marquetry Panel w/ Female Nude
By Andrew Szoeke
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This masterwork of marquetry or inlaid wood -- in stunning, interlocking pieces of burled walnut and maple, mahogany and beech -- depicts a nude female ring master with whip in hand,...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Chinese Noblewoman w/ Lotus Flowers & Orchids", Art Deco Painting, Pink & Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly painted in deep pink, sky blue and ivory tones, this 1936-vintage oil painting depicts a Chinese noblewoman in an embroidered gown and elaborate headpiece, flanked by sym...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Portrait of Swedish Student", Art Deco Painting in Blue and Gray by Söderberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted in a quiet palette of blue, gray and warm skin tones, this portrait of a college student with blonde hair and fair complexion was made by Ernst Söderberg in 1920....
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Nude Pan with Pipes", Large, Vivid Painting w/ Male Nude by Broadway Designer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Like his contemporary, Raoul Pene du Bois, Waldo Angelo served as an important designer for Broadway productions over decades, but in his private time, he produced a number of beauti...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Black and Red Nude", Large Male Nude Painting by Christopher Clark, 1954
By Christopher Clark (1875-1942)
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 Marquetry by Szoeke, 1939
By Andrew Szoeke
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This masterwork of marquetry or inlaid wood -- in stunning, interlocking pieces of burled walnut and maple, mahogany and beech -- depicts Europa riding the bull, a classic story from...
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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,...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Vintage 1920s American Beaux Arts Paintings
Materials
Paint
"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 orange...
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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...
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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, ...
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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 in creating fine pieces from humble materials such as cast iron or pewter. This humidor with high-relief sculpture in cast iron by Carl Elmberg is a fine example. The figure of a nude male archer chasing a deer, accompanied by a female nude figure in a wooded, idyllic setting, exhibits a beautiful texture and deep color thanks to the material Elmberg chose. The piece was cast by the famed Näfveqvarns Bruk foundry, which in the 1910s collaborated with the Swedish Society of Craft and Industrial Design to sponsor a competition which encouraged new and modern designs by artists such as Anna Petrus, Erik Grate...
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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...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Lacquer
"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...
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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...
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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
"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...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass
"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 commissio...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"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...
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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
"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...
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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...
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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 by Marie Laurencin, and was painted as the basis for a print she issued. 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 Taflinger. The artist's celebration of his native Oklahoma landscape...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
