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Period: 1930s
"Harpist, " 1930s Serigraph by Lena Gurr
By Lena Gurr
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully framed and crafted, this tightly-cropped view of a female harpist, seen through the strings of her instrument, was painted by Lena Gurr, a New York artist. Her rich pale...
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Vintage 1930s American Paintings
"Multiple Male Nudes, " drawing by Ben Messick
By Ben Messick
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The cluster of knotty male nudes depicted in this high-energy drawing by Ben Messick illustrates his mastery of mural painting and animation. He worked as a sketch artist at the Disn...
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Vintage 1930s American Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
"Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes, " Superb Art Deco Ink & Watercolor
By Maurice Greenberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superbly executed in watercolor and ink, this charming and lovely depiction of Mother Goose nursery rhyme characters -- including Humpty Dumpty, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, The Three Little Pigs and Old King Cole -- was created by Maurice Greenberg...
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Vintage 1930s American Drawings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
"Woman's Head, " Art Deco Sculpture by Fenton, 1930s
By Robert Bruce Fenton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic example of Art Deco sculpture, this terra cotta depicts a handsome woman with high cheekbones and pulled-back hair that give her a placid, peaceful appearance. The terra co...
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Vintage 1930s American Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Rare Fluted Art Deco Covered Jar with Legionnaire Motif, 1937
By Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Especially rare in this gorgeous ivory glaze, this perfectly proportioned fluted, covered jar was produced by the famed Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1937. Produced as a c...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Art Deco Ceramic Sculpture with Bearded Mask Motif
By Fulper Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously glazed in streaky hues of blue, green and burnt sienna, this rare, wedge-shaped bookend by Fulper Pottery features a mask-like face in bas relief. Wedge-shaped and heavy,...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco "Gymnastics" Print by Uzelac, for 1932 Olympics
By Milivoy Uzelac
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly conceived and printed in rich tones of burnt sienna and charcoal, this print by Milivoy Uzelac, shows the strong influence of Cubism, Neo-Classicism and Art Deco stylizat...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Prints
Materials
Ink, Paper
"Mother and Children, " WPA-era Depiction of Black Family
By Gertrude Kay
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A lovely, touching ceramic piece attributed to Gertrude Kay, a watercolorist and artist active in the 1930s, this sculpture is gorgeously finished in a subtly mottled, rich brown glaze. It depicts a loving domestic scene of African Americans: a mother hugging a girl and boy. Kay was a student of Howard Pyle, the great illustrator and founder of the Brandywine School...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Lovers, " Art Deco Pochoir by Kuhn-Regnier, France
By Joseph Kuhn-Regnier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This warm and sensual French Art Deco pochoir features a nude male surrounded by several lovers and attendants, and was created by Joseph Kuhn-Regnier in ...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Prints
Materials
Paper
Pair of Art Deco Illustrations, "Slave Story" by Fred Pendexter
By Fred Pendexter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dramatic and gripping, this pair of original paintings served as illustrations for “Slave Story” a book or magazine story. Pendexter may ha...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
"Leda and the Swan", Two Art Deco Studies by William Hunt Diederich
By Wilhelm Hunt Diederich
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Famous for his attenuated, highly stylized horses, hounds and other animals, often executed in iron or ceramic, William Hunt Diederich was one o...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
Extraordinary Art Deco Vase w/ Fer Forge Overlay by Guerin
By Roger Guerin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and beautifully crafted, this ceramic vase with wrought iron overlay is a very fine example of the artisanry of Roger Guerin, the renowned Belgian artist. The burnt umber and ...
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Vintage 1930s Belgian Vases
Materials
Wrought Iron
Painting of Nude and Seminude Figures by Sylvia Bernstein, 1939
By Sylvia Bernstein
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fluidly and confidently painted, this vivid depiction of a group of figures surrounding a leafless tree may have been a study for a mural by Sylvia Bernstein...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
"Wild Horses La Camargue" Rare etching by Leon Kelly, 1936
By Leon Kelly
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dark, atmospheric and full of motion, this dramatic scene depicts a jumble of nude male figures attempting to capture and tame the famed wild horses of the Camargue district of Franc...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Prints
"Labor Dulcis, " Important Painting by Muralist Milton Bancroft
By Milton Bancroft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The rich Impressionistic brushwork and bright palette of this painting makes it a vivid find. No doubt painted in preparation for a mural, the text in Latin – translated as “Work is Sweet and Conquers All” – would have been a noble sentiment for a public space at the time. The painter, Milton Bancroft...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Floating Art Deco Nude, Drawing by Zaidenberg
By Arthur Zaidenberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extremely prolific writer, teacher and practicing artist, Arthur Zaidenberg was virtually a household name in the 1940s and 1950s, thanks to the dozens of books he wrote for a gen...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
Climbing the City, 1930 Art Deco Drawing by Neumark
By Anne Neumark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Showing a mastery of the nude figure, this pencil drawing by Anne Neumark, dated 1930, shows a pyramid of nude male and female figures, climbing a rocky outcropping on the edge of an...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
"Cubist Nude, " Important Drawing by de Chirico
By Giorgio De Chirico
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This important drawing, clearly inspired by the work of masters like Picasso and Matisse, was created by Giorgio de Chirico, renowned surrealist and one of the 20th century's most im...
Category
Vintage 1930s Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor, Paper
"Athenes", Crayon and Watercolor Drawing by Michel Lattry
By Michel Lattry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of energy and yet ethereal and otherworldly, this gorgeous drawing was made by Michel Lattry, whose whimsical and light art is consistently delightful. This drawing, with its t...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Drawings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Rare Art Deco Terra Cotta Sculpture by Keramos in Austria
By Kéramos
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This very fine terra cotta sculpture was a high-end creation of the Keramos ceramic company in Vienna. Although the company produced its share of po...
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Fine, WPA-style Oil Painting, 1935, by Dorothy Van Loan
By Dorothy Van Loan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Executed in gorgeous shades of coral, dove gray and olive, this scene of two nude women perched on folding chairs was painted by Dorothy Van Loan, a c...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Rare Olympic-Themed Vase by Hansen for Royal Copenhagen
By Royal Copenhagen, Hans Henrik Hansen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by Hans Henrik Hansen for Royal Copenhagen, probably to mark the 1936 Olympics in Germany, this very rare Art Deco, blanc de chine porcelain vase features several male and f...
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Poster for Guerlain by Jacques Darcy
By Jacques Darcy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dating from 1936 when Guerlain introduced its new Vega perfume, this brilliantly-stylized silk screen poster was designed by Jacques Darcy, who produced a number of images for the pe...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Posters
Materials
Ink, Paper
"Deer Along the Stream, " Art Deco watercolor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully composed and expertly painted, this lovely watercolor of a stylized deer amidst lush foliage by the edge of a stream is a classic Art Deco painting. It is attributed to a New York woman...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Art Deco Pottery Masterpiece by Elizabeth Barrett
By Rookwood Pottery Co., Elizabeth Barrett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although best known for ceramics in the Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau styles, the Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati continued to produce superb wares through the 1930s and 1940s, some in...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Paired Art Deco Horse Heads by Goldscheider-Everlast
By Goldscheider Everlast
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare paperweight, featuring a pair of ivory-hued horse heads mounted on a stepped-back base in shades of purple and pale green, is a rare issue b...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Diana with Stag, " Art Deco ceramic sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Strikingly stylized and abstracted, yet sumptuously finished in lustrous glazes in tones of tan and ruddy brown, this long, lean sculpture is the perfect embodiment of Art Deco desig...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Restraining the Horse" Gouache Painting by Collazzi
By J. Collazzi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finely painted in gouache by J. Collazzi, who did a series of landscapes and fantasy paintings in the 1930s, this scene of two classical figures restraining a horse is classic Art De...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Art Deco Bookends with Pan Motif, Denver technical school
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable bit of inspired juvenalia, this pair of heavy ceramic bookends created by a female student at Middle Technical High School in Denver, one of the nation's leading technical high schools, depicts a nude Pan figure playing the pipes in a a highly stylized Art Deco design. Dorothy F's luscious milky glaze may show the influence of a Denver pottery...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Terra Cotta Bust of Young Woman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Though sculpted by an Italian artist, this terra cotta head is strongly reminiscent of contemporaneous sculpture created by artists in the Vienna Wer...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Woodland Scene with Pan and Three Graces
By A. Gargiulo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
At once fantastical and earthbound, this remarkable drawing depicts three seminude goddesses -- perhaps the Three Graces -- dancing to a tune provided by a nude Pan figure seated on ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Argentine Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
African American Heads
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Amidst all the kitschy Hawaiian drummers and African dancers of the 1930s and 1940s, these pieces stand out for their rarity and gravity. Solid and dignified, they were no doubt scu...
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