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"Triton, Merman and Mermaid, " Sculptural Vase w/ Aquatic Motif and Nudes in Blue
By Edgardo Simone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A masterful -- and brilliantly-hued -- example of high style Art Deco sculpture, this large and unique vase depicts several nude figures along its upper edge -- a Triton blowing his shell-horn on one side and a nude merman and mermaid embracing on the other. The sides of the vase are enlivened by a series of jumping dolphins, and the entire surface is glazed in streaky blues, pale greens and rich browns. The artist was Edgardo Simone, an eccentric and brilliant sculptor who worked in bronze, plaster and ceramics over several decades. He was born in Italy and trained in Rome, but spent much of his career in America, specializing in portrait busts. He sculpted the likenesses of Thomas Edison, John Pershing, Henry Ford, Louis Brandeis, Sally Rand, President Franklin Roosevelt...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
"Faun and Nymph, " Art Deco Sculpture of Nijinsky in "Afternoon of a Faun"
By Fred Press
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable pair of "faun" and "nymph" sculptures memorializes the legendary performance of Vaslav Nijinsky as the Faun in Ballets Russes' renowned production of "Afternoon of a Faun" in 1912. Sculpted by Fred Press several decades later -- in the 1930s or 1940s -- the Faun captures the bold and sensual costume and headpiece of Nijinsky's character as designed by Léon Bakst, complete with spotted, form-fitting tights, a bare torso and a headpiece with horns in gold. Press was a kind of Renaissance...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
"Triumphant Man, " Spectacular Gilded Bronze Trophy Cup w/ Male Nude, Christofle
By Christofle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and spectacular, this gilded bronze trophy cup in the Art Nouveau style was sculpted by Eugène Bourgouin for Christofle, and is richly decorated wi...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Knockout, " Dramatic Art Deco Painting of Boxers, Possibly 1936 Olympics
By Paul Daxhelet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This dramatic depiction of two boxers in the ring, with the winning boxer standing over his opponent after a knockout, was painted by Paul Daxhelet in 1936, possibly at the Berlin Olympics...
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Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Penthouse, " Perfume Group by Lelong in Art Deco Box, Unusually Fine Condition
By Lucien Lelong
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although the perfume industry in France and America embraced the new streamlined and geometric styles of the 1920s and 30s -- which we would call Art Deco tod...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Models and Miniatures
Materials
Glass
"1928 Olympics, " Highly Rare, Hand Painted Plate with Chiron as Archer by Sphinx
By Willem Jacob Rozendaal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extremely rare plate celebrates the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam with an image of Chiron -- the centaur who was considered wiser and higher than his fellow centaurs, and wh...
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
"Livestock Farm Scene, " WPA Mural Study with Farmhands Handling Hay and Feed
By Rollin Crampton 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic example of Social Realist art was painted by Rollin Crampton as a study for a WPA mural -- perhaps never executed -- in the 1930s, when he was s...
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Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Maternal Love, " Gorgeous 1930s Art Deco Painting with Mother and Two Sons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most beautiful and tender depictions of maternal love from the Art Deco period that we have ever seen, this richly-toned oil painting by Gino ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Harvest Scene with Male Nudes" by Cochet for Lachenal Ceramic Works, 1920s
By Raoul Lachenal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique and striking, this wall plate by the famed Lachenal ceramic works in France depicts two nude male figures harvesting lush, broad-leafed plants in the field. The artist was clearly a painter and signed the piece "Cochet," suggesting that the artist may have been Gerard-Paul Cochet, who often painted harvest and rural scenes during his career. The ceramic works were founded by Edmond Lachenal, who was well known for his Art Nouveau ceramics...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Five Josephs, " Important Art Deco Painting w/ Male Nudes, Provincetown, 1930s
By William L'Engle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary example of Art Deco painting with allegorical meaning -- like so many murals painted in the 1920s and 1930s -- this large work by William L'Engle depicts five nude male figures laboring in the field, symbolizing life in Provincetown, Massachusetts. A Black male figure in the foreground is planting crops, while two other figures in the distance are pulling a rope, perhaps alluding to fishing boats tied up at the dock, while another nude seems to be sinking into sleep beneath a pier -- all with the waters of the Atlantic Ocean in the background. L'Engle called this "The Five Josephs," perhaps referring to Joseph of Arimathea and other figures in the New Testament. William L'Engle was a towering figure in the Provincetown art colony, and was extremely well connected with America's artistic elite, starting with his trip to Europe as a young man with Waldo Pierce and George Biddle. Over time, William and his life Lucy became close to a wide range of important figures in painting, theater and the arts, including Charles Hawthorne, Eugene O'Neill, Gerrit Beneker, John Dos Passos, Edmund Wilson and Mary McCarthy, William and Marguerite Zorach, Edna St. Vincent-Millay, Charles Demuth, Childe Hassam, George Biddle, Edwin Dickinson...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Double Play, " Sculpture Capturing Dramatic Baseball Play with Male Nude, 1953
By Joe Brown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant piece of sculpture capturing one of the most dramatic moments in American baseball, this 1953 bronze by Joe Brown shows a baseball player touching second base with his right foot and readying to throw the ball to first base for the second out with his right arm. The figure is cantilvered over the wood base, and the placement of his arms and legs is dancelike in its grace and strength. Brown has captured the tension of his torso and limbs and the beautiful musculature of the man's back, reminding the viewer that he learned from the master of American athletic sculpture...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Music under the Sea, " Spectacular Art Deco Punchbowl/Centerpiece w/ Mermaids
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A spectacular example of Scandinavian Art Deco design, this punchbowl with geometric handles and figures of mermaids applied in gold over a jade-green ground is a very early example ...
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
"Brother Against Brother, " Rare Art Deco Silver Medal/Sculptural Piece by De Lue
By Donald De Lue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant and rare example of late Art Deco sculpture struck in solid silver, this medal was designed by Donald De Lue in 1965 as part of the larger New York University Hall of Fam...
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Vintage 1960s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
"Working Steadily, " Very Rare Art Deco Poster w/ Semi-Nude Steel Worker, 1920s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly rare and full of rich, dramatic color, this poster depicting three steelworkers, their bodies rosy from the glow of molten steel at their fingertips, was issued by the National Service...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
"Jungle Book, " Important Painting w/ Male Nude by Barbier for Schmied, 1918
By George Barbier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant reminder of how early the Art Deco style we know today emerged in France, this vividly-painted depiction of Mowgli, the protagonist of Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book," widely acclaimed around the world, was painted by Georges Barbier around 1918. The young man is shown here fully nude...
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Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"New Mexico River Valley, " 1920s Painting, Black, Green & Blue, Attr. Applegate
By Frank Applegate 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This superbly painted view of the mountains framing a river valley in northern New Mexico is attributed to Frank Guy Applegate, who lived and worked in the state during the 1920s, and is known for his watercolors -- such as this -- that present strong, abstracted views of the local landscapes, all in vivid colors and bold strokes of paint. Applegate was considered one of the New Mexico Modernists, and was accompanied on some of his painting forays by B.J.O. Nordfeldt, Andrew Dasburg and Josef Bakos. Applegate also had enormous respect for the culture and artistry of the native people, and encouraged a revival of the Pueblo style...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Hercules and the Hind, " Large Art Deco Bowl by Longwy, Deep Pink, Ruddy Brown
By Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and extremely rare, this substantial Art Deco bowl depicts the young Hercules performing one of his twelve labors: capturing the Hind of Ceryneia and bringing it alive to Eurys...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Female Nudes and Deer, " Large, Striking Art Deco Bowl by Longwy for Primavera
By Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The largest and most striking example of this design we've seen, this impressive Art Deco bowl was made by the famed Longwy ceramic works for Primavera, which was established by the ...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
"The Gymnasts, " Important Mid-Century Painting of Soviet Athletes by Talberg
By Boris Alexandrovich Talberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This beautifully executed mixed-media painting by Boris Talberg (or Thalberg) was clearly executed in preparation for one of the artist's most famous works -- "The Gymnasts...
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Vintage 1950s Russian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Snake Dancer, " Extremely Fine Art Deco Sculpture w/ Female Nude, Alabaster Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare and very finely cast, this gilded bronze sculpture of a snake dancer in harem clothes -- but with a modern 1920s hair style -- was sculpted by Raymond Delamarre...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Bliss, " Unique and Early Bronze of Female Nude by John Gregory, 1907
By John Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful and sublime personification of contentment and bliss, this bronze was sculpted by John Gregory -- who later executed 9 large bas relief pa...
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Antique Early 1900s American Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Face Jar in Cream, Blue and Yellow, " Fabulous Art Deco Pottery by Woman Artist
By Madeleine Sougez
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fabulous and rare, this high-style Art Deco face jar, highlighted in tones of sky blue, lemon yellow and grassy green, was designed by Madeleine Sougez for th...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Jars
Materials
Ceramic
"Woman with Scarf, " High-Style Art Deco Illustration in Gold, Green & Pink
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superbly painted in a brilliant palette of gold, deep pink, green and gray, this quintessential Art Deco illustration depicts a golden female figure with a fashionable hat...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Leaping Gazelles, " Early, Richly Glazed Art Deco Urn in Black and Gold, Sweden
By Josef Ekberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This very early example of Art Deco artisanry, dating from around 1917 just before Josef Ekberg left the Gustavsberg porcelain works in Sweden, is richly decorated with leaping gazel...
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Vintage 1910s Swedish Art Deco Urns
Materials
Porcelain
"Dark Nude, " Striking, Art Deco Mythological Bowl W/ Male Nude & Deer by Mayodon
By Jean-Leon Mayodon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Strikingly glazed in tones of dark gold and charcoal, this unusual, small, high-walled bowl by Jean Mayodon depicts a shadowy nude figure on the right, reaching out to a deer which i...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
"Dancers in Unison, " Richly-Colored, Art Deco Woodblock Print by Woman Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic example of high style Art Deco fine art, brilliantly executed in a warm oxblood ink, this woodblock print depicts two nude female dancers, ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Prints
Materials
Paper
"Shipbuilding in Brittany, " Unique Art Deco Bowl in Blue, Deep Pink by Quimper
By Quimper Faience Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly glazed in rich, bold hues -- ocean blue, canary yellow, deep pink, and charcoal -- this unique, large bowl depicts a shipbuilding scene in Brittany, designed by George Re...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
"Golden Dolphin, " Art Deco Glass Vase with Enameled Decoration, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Striking and unique, this flaring glass vase -- unsigned, but clearly showing the influence of Vicke Lindstrand's work at the Orrefors glass company -- is decorated with an antique dolphin...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Glass
"Secessionist Covered Urn" by Fraureuth Porcelain Works in Cobalt, Gold & Black
By Emanuel Josef Margold
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly glazed in tones of cobalt, gold, black and white, and decorated with an elaborate geometric pattern overlaid with undulating, organic Art Nouveau motifs, this domed porcelain urn was made by the Fraureuth works in Germany, and reportedly designed by Austrian architect Emanuel Josef Margold. Fraureuth was founded in 1866, and for almost a century produced some of Germany's finest porcelains, including some in the modern, bold style espoused by the German and Vienna Secessionist movements. Margold was born in Austria, studied in Königsberg and Mainz, and later became an assistant to Josef Hoffmann and an employee of the Wiener Werkstätte. In 1907, publisher Alexander Koch in Darmstadt became aware of Margold and published his designs in various magazines. Within a few years, Margold moved to Darmstadt to join the art colony there, and became a prolific designer of jewelry...
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Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Urns
Materials
Porcelain
"Provincetown Dock Scene, " WPA-Era Painting w/ Fishermen by Sterne in Red & Blue
By Maurice Sterne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A superb example of WPA-era painting that celebrates the American worker, this dockside scene in Provincetown, Massachusetts by Maurice Sterne depicts ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Floating Male Nude with Drapery, " Highly Rare Art Deco Vase by Grosz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, rare and impressive, this sandblasted glass vase by Franz Grosz depicts a nude male figure floating in the air -- perhaps a dancer in the midst o...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Vases
Materials
Glass
"Art Deco Fish with Chevron Markings, " Unique Sculpture by Russell Aitken, 1930s
By Russell B. Aitken
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Both charming and sophisticated, this plump Art Deco fish, complete with curving, streamlined fins and chevron marks on its tail, looks as if it swam out of a scene from Walt Disney's "Fantasia." However, it was sculpted by Russell Barnett Aitken...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Stylized Flowers, " Rare Art Deco Exhibition Piece by Catteau, Paris 1925 Expo
By Charles Catteau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Exceedingly rare, and historically important, this unique flat-bottomed bowl or dish was designed by Charles Catteau for Keramis in 1925 and was exhibited at the Exposition Internati...
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Vintage 1920s Belgian Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic
"Tropical Fish and Seaweed, " Rare Art Deco Trivet/Paperweight by Cowan, 1920s
By Cowan Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An especially rare piece of high style Art Deco ceramics by the renowned Cowan firm just outside Cleveland, this vividly-glazed trivet depicts a pair of ...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
"Six Scenes with Male Nudes, " Drawings from Morocco by Jacques Azéma, 1946
By Jacques Azema
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable ensemble of drawings dating to 1946, on one sheet of paper, each scene depicting one or more male nude figures, this work displays the stylization and mannerism that is suggestive of Le Corbusier and his contemporaries. The artist was Jacques Azéma...
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Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Flowers and Fruit, " Rare, High Style Intaglio Art Deco Charger, Ford Ceramics
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare and beautifully made, this large, sand-colored charger was made by Ford Ceramic Arts in Columbus, Ohio in the 1930s, using an expensive photographic process patented b...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
"NIKE at Waldemarsudde, " Depiction of Stockholm Landmark, Art Deco Masterpiece
By Georg Pauli
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arguably the greatest work of Georg Pauli, one of Sweden's leading Modernist painters in the 1920s, 30s and 40s, this Art Deco-Cubist work depicts the great Nike sculpture on the grounds of the home of Prince Eugens on Cape Waldemar in central Stockholm (known in Swedish as Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde). The Prince was a great collector of modern art in the early 20th century, and today his home is a museum and much-beloved landmark in Stockholm. This painting shows the sculpture in the foreground, and in the background is a jumble of houses, factory chimneys and institutional buildings, the Swedish flag...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Atalanta and Hound, " Large, Rare Jade-Green Art Deco Wall-Mounted Bowl, Cowan
By Cowan Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly glazed in a vivid, jade green glaze, this large and rare wall-mounted shallow bowl was designed by Waylande Gregory for Cowan Pottery at the height of its success during ...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Nude Male Bathers, " 1930s Watercolor Painting of Nude Figures, Blue & Tan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Strikingly and vividly painted in watery tones of blue, green, tan and rose, this watercolor painting by Jean Paul Slusser depicts three nude male bathers...
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Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Crested Bird with Pomegranate, " Rare Pencil and Gouache Painting by Parzinger
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Best known for his handsome, beautifully-crafted furniture designs, much in demand today, Tommi Parzinger also painted over the span of his career. His rare, early works -- such as t...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Dancing Figure in Asian Costume, " Monumental Mid Century Enamel Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The most spectacular piece of mid century enamelwork we have ever seen, or offered, this monumental shallow bowl, designed for hanging on a wall, depicts a dancing female figure -- c...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
"Jacob Wrestling the Angel, " Art Deco Bowl with Male Nudes, 1927, Purple & Gold
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly and energetically painted, this Art Deco bowl depicts two nude male figures -- Jacob and the angel -- wrestling during the night, as related in the book of Genesis. Jacob refu...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
"Male Nude and Serpent, " Art Deco Dish by Cazaux in Blue and Gray, 1920s
By Edouard Cazaux
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Shaped and painted in gorgeous blue and gray glazes by Edouard Cazaux, master sculptor and ceramicist who exemplified the French Art Deco style at its finest, this ceramic dish or bo...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic
"Trees, " Vivid California Impressionist Painting by Edwin James Pond, Oakland
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant example of California Impressionist painting, this view of the East Bay hills shimmering in pink, purple, jade and periw...
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Vintage 1920s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Standing Male Model from Behind, " Beautiful Male Nude, Three-Quarters Size
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully and sensitively painted, this view of a young, nude male model, facing away from the viewer, places him in an artist's studio or atelier, with painters and their easels v...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Tea and Smoke in the Bath, " Important Scene in Moroccan Hammam by Azema
By Jacques Azema
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic and important drawing by Jacques Azéma depicts two Moroccan male youth in the hammam or bath house, relaxing in the nude and imbibing in tea...
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Vintage 1950s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Reclining Male Nude, " Antique Hinged Box with Inset Drawing by Gaston Goor
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created at the height of the Art Deco period, in 1940s France, but clearly inspired by the monumental male nudes of Michelangelo and the high Renaissance in Italy, this 1942 drawing ...
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
"Bacchus Teapot, " Bold and Rare Art Deco Sculptural Piece by Rometti, Italy
By Rometti Ceramics 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this 1930s glazed teapot was designed by Dante Baldelli for the famed Rometti ceramic works in Umbertide, Italy, not long after it wa...
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Five Olympic Rowers", Monumental 1930s 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, relaxed and conversational, as they hold their oars and await the next round of competition. The figures are shown with flushed, ruddy complexions, contrasting with the fresh green of the grass and trees surrounding them. The artist, James Stroudley, presents his rowers as consummate modern British men...
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Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Flute and Bass, " Unique Repoussé Panel with Musicians, Early Soviet Republic
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A truly remarkable survivor from the early days of the Russian republic, not long after the Russian Revolution but before the Stalinist era, this re...
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Vintage 1920s Russian Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Brass
"Two Nudes and Bowl of Fruit, " Masterful Cubist-Influenced Art Deco Oil Painting
By Jules Schyl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In our opinion, the finest work ever painted by Jules Schyl, one of Sweden's leading Modernists in the 1920s and 1930s, this spectacular piece depicts a female nude in the upper righ...
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Music and Wine, " Lidded Bronze Bowl w/ Greek & Renaissance Motifs, E F Caldwell
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Made by Edward F. Caldwell & Company of New York, America's most distinguished and lauded maker of fine lighting fixtures and metal decorative pieces in the early 20th century, this lidded bowl of cast and repoussé bronze depicts a series of winemaking scenes on the lid and a frieze of Renaissance angels playing lute and pipes on the bowl below. This piece is rare, and rarer still is the fineness of casting and enameling seen here. The Caldwell company was founded by E. F. Caldwell with Victor von Lossberg in 1895, and before long the company was collaborating with the likes of Stanford White and other prominent architects, supplying lighting and architectural details for a veritable "who's who" of prestigious building projects. Among them: the University Club, Andrew Carnegie...
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Early 20th Century American Belle Époque Decorative Bowls
Materials
Bronze
"Flamenco Dancer, " Brilliant Art Deco-Cubist Oil Painting by Schyl, 1920s
By Jules Schyl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant example of Cubist-influenced Art Deco painting, this view of a young flamenco dancer, with a wide-brimmed hat and roses on her hair, was painted by Jules Schyl, one of Sw...
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Glory, " Rare Art Deco Bronze Celebrating World War I French Soldiers, 1934
By Jules Bernaerts
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this bold, bronze allegorical sculpture is entitled "Glory" or "Gloire," and is a smaller version of a grand public scu...
Category
Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Naval Recruitment, " Classic and Charming View into 1930s Military Life
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Providing a charming and insightful depiction of the induction of young men into the U.S. Navy, this mural study -- no doubt created for the U.S. Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, north of Chicago -- includes eight scenes that show new, incoming sailors being transformed for military life. The men are shown arriving in their civvies, but are soon undergoing physicals, hair cuts...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Naval Recruit, " Classic WPA Mural Study by Henricksen for Naval Station, 1936
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic example of WPA-period mural painting, this study was painted by Ralf Henricksen in the 1930s, probably for the U.S. Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, north of Chicago....
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Floating Man, " Important Art Deco Painting with Nude Male by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Dunbar Beck, one of America's most accomplished and successful muralists, this painting of a half-nude man floating over a succession of dancing couples below was one of a...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Paint
"Jazz Club Dancing, Paris, " Quintessential 1920s Painting by Paul Colin
By Paul Colin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Paul Colin, one of the artists who helped define the elegance of 1920s Paris, and in particular the rising prominence of jazz clubs which featured Josephine Baker and other Black performers, this piece features a couple dancing to a modern tune with high energy, their arms and legs at acute angles which echoed the geometries of high style Art Deco form. The Black male figure is the height of fashion in his tuxedo, and the female figure is wearing a thin, diaphanous, pale green dress...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"The Golden Hour, " Monumental Painting with Utopian Scene, Multiple Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Monumental and quite extraordinary, this utopian scene -- all cast in a lovely, warm glow -- depicts a wide range of nude figures, mostly male, in a grassy river valley between mount...
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Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Spring, " Important 1920s Painting Evoking Stravinsky Ballet & Polish Folk Dress
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by one of America's great Modernist artists -- Salcia Bahnc -- in 1925, and evoking Igor Stravinksy's "Rite of Spring" ballet and the native folk costume of Poland, where the artist grew up, this large and important piece depicts 10 figures in brilliantly-hued dress, some in dance poses that suggest the choreography and costumes of Vaslav Nijinsky and Nicholas Roerich...
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Vintage 1920s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
