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"Banjo Player, " 1950s gouache painting
By Hayton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The strong graphic quality of this painting, along with the perfectly choreographed palette of black, gray, olive green and turquoise, suggest that Hayton was an illustrator in the 1...
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Vintage 1950s American Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
"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...
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Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Accordian Player: Dutch store signage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rescued from a musical instruments store in the Netherlands, this sophisticated yet whimsical example of mid-century signage is a rare find! Composed of lacquered wood and brass, th...
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Vintage 1940s Dutch Signs
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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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