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"Splashing in the Waves, " Art Deco Seaside Painting by Texas Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in vivid, glowing colors by Robin Artine Smith, this depiction of a 1940-era blonde in a tangerine-hued swimsuit striding into the surf is a...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"SAAR, 1918-1935, " Rare Art Deco Relief Sculpture of Nude Worker, Viktor Funk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinarily rare, and perhaps unique, this Art Deco-Moderne sculpture of a kneeling, nude male figure, clearly representing the workers of the coal mining and manufacturing Saar ...
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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Iron
"Love in the Woods, " Rare View of Bucolic, Gay Outing with Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of atmosphere and fresh color, this watercolor painting depicts a group of eight nude male figures in a wooded setting, holding hands, talking, admiring the view, and stealing o...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Paintings
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Paper
"Seated Black Male Figure, " Art Deco Watercolor Painting, Brown County, Indiana
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Strikingly executed in rich tones of brown and charcoal contrasting with brighter colors, this watercolor depiction of a seated African American man, with one arm raised to his neck, is beautiful and evocative. The figure's skin tones are captured in a rich array of tans, ruddy browns and gold, and the air around him seems to vibrate in tones of blue, yellow and green. Although not signed, this piece was executed by an artist associated with the famed Brown County Art...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Laurel Leaf Appliqués/Sconces in Bronze, Art Deco, Set of 3
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully cast and patinated, this set of three Art Deco appliqués or sconces may have been used to decorate a door or building element, or been hu...
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Vintage 1920s Art Deco Abstract Sculptures
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Bronze
"Torso, " Rare, Original Photograph with Nude Figure by Fritz Henle, 1950s
By Henry W. Henley
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although Fritz Henle was born in Germany and worked in America for years, he was truly an international figure, living and working in the Caribbean, Asia, Mexico and Europe over several decades. He was called "the last of the great classic photographers" by Helmut Gernsheim, the great photography historian, and because he often used the 2.25" square format film for the Rolleiflex camera...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
"Stomping Grapes, " Art Deco Etched/Enameled Mirrored Panel with Winemaking Scene
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable in its size, ambition and complexity, this large Art Deco mirrored panel depicts a grape stomping scene at its center, surrounded by a farm scene full of life, executed in...
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
"Battle of the Nudes, " Rare Art Deco Signed Print by Willy Pogany
By Willy Pogany
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Depicting a complex interplay of lithe nude figures in struggle, the upper male figure holding a large sword aloft, this rare print was made by the famed artist and illustrator, Will...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Prints
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Paper
"Woman with the Golden Hair, " Subtle and Gorgeous Portrait by Gerald Leake
By Donald Leake
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps the loveliest portrait we have ever offered, this painting of a young woman with golden hair, her face captured in soft tones of rose and ivory, was painted by Gerald Leake...
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Vintage 1920s American Belle Époque Paintings
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Paint
"Sailor and Soldier, " Russian Painting w/ Bold Geometries in Black and Sky Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Striking in its use of bold color -- black, white and sky blue -- and strong geometric shapes -- the circle, segmented circle and diagonal line -- this painting of a sailor and soldi...
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Vintage 1920s Russian Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Female Nude with Lyre, " Spectacular, Rare Art Deco Framed Tile by Greek Artist
By S.S. Simonaky
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dominated by an elegant female nude embracing a Greek lyre, this spectacular framed Art Deco glazed panel shows the period's fascination with Classical imagery interpreted in a modern way. Awash in tones of rose and blue highlighted in a metallic gold glaze, both the nude's hair and robes are depicted as flowing waves of dreamy color. The Greek artist...
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Vintage 1930s Greek Art Deco Decorative Art
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Ceramic
"Agriculture, " Bronze, Allegorical Art Deco Sculptural Relief Celebrating Labor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Classic example of WPA-era sculpture celebrating the worker, this beautiful bronze bas relief depicts a shirtless laborer in the fields, with a scythe in one hand and a sheaf of wh...
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Vintage 1930s Hungarian Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Bronze
"Rower, " Large and Rare Art Deco Painting of Oarsman for Mosaic Urn in Bordeaux
By René Buthaud
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An iconic and splendid example of high style Art Deco painting by René Buthaud, one of the French masters, this stylized depiction of a rower were made in preparation for the creation of four, 12-foot high monumental mosaic...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Fisherman in Israel, " Brilliant Midcentury Copper Panel with Repoussé Scene
By A. N. Oppenheim
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and brilliantly-worked copper panel depicting a half-nude fisherman surrounded by a Middle Eastern townscape, exotic fish and a sailing boat, ...
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Vintage 1950s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Copper
"Eroica, " Rare Print with Nude Male and Beethoven Reference, World War I Era
By Arthur Paunzen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of a series of extraordinary prints by Arthur Paunzen, a prominent artist in early 20th century Austria, this example presents a sensuous, dramatic scene to symbolize the first m...
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Vintage 1910s Austrian Belle Époque Prints
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Paper
"Stone Fishing, " Important Art Deco Print with Nude Male Figures, Hawaii
By Robert Lee Eskridge
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly demonstrating his love for the culture and sensuality of his adopted Hawaii, and brilliantly executed, Robert Lee Eskridge's "Stone Fishing" is a landmark in Art Deco printmaking. Although his work often shows the influence of Cubism and abstract art, Eskridge’s paintings and prints also capture the exoticism and sensuality of his subjects. He lived in Hawaii for many years and is renowned for his depictions of native Hawaiians...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Prints
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Paper
"Summer Fantasy, " Rare Print with Bucolic Scene and Nude Figures by Riedel
By A. Riedel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This delightful summertime idyll depicts three nude and semi nude male youth in Greek costume, led by a Panlike figure playing a pipe, walking along a ...
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Vintage 1920s German Belle Époque Prints
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Paper
"Spanish Dancer At Night, " Vibrant Art Deco Painting in Carmen, Purple and Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This quintessential Art Deco image, executed in a brilliant palette of Carmen, pale purple, rose and green, depicts a wide-eyed and exotic Spanish woman with bright red hair ornament and a rose clenched in her mouth. Surrounding her is a lush Art...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Triple Portrait, " Mesmerizing 1930s View of Young Man from Three Sides
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dated 1936, this striking self-portrait of a young man, seen from three vantage points, is painted with warm colors and a bold impasto technique that makes the faces come alive. The man is wearing an artist smock...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Blonde Youth, " Impressionist Portrait of Staffan Nyblom by Swedish Painter
By Ture Lennart Nyblom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This handsome and affectionate portrait of a young man, his tousled blonde hair glinting in the light, was painted by the subject's father, the Swedish artist Ture Lennart Nyblom. The artist's brushstrokes are loose and confident, and he beautifully captures the ruddy complexion, blue jacket and white collar of his subject, Staffan. The youth's appearance suggests that he sat for his portrait in his school uniform...
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Ghostly Figure, " Important Landscape with Translucent Figure by Michigan Artist
By Armand Merizon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An early and important painting by renowned Grand Rapids artist Armand Merizon, this work depicts a ghostly figure -- reputedly the son of a dear family friend -- in the midst of the...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
"Adam in Eden, " Monumental Depiction of Paradise in Wartime
By Wilfred Peter Glud
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable statement of hope and resilience, this vivid and colorful depiction of a nude Adam seated amidst a profusion of flora and fauna was painted in the midst of World War II ...
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Vintage 1940s Danish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Adolescent Parallels, " Midcentury Mural Design with Male Youths, 1949
By George Frederick Hinchcliff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable vision of brotherly utopia, with a hint of homoeroticism, this beautiful study was painted by British artist George Frederick Hinchcliff in preparation for a proposed mu...
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Vintage 1940s British Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
"Nude Male with Upraised Arms, " Striking Midcentury Drawing by RISD Teacher
By Robert Lamb
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stark and sensuous at the same time, this drawing was made by Robert Lamb in 1953, shortly after he graduated from the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design. Although primarily k...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
"Art Deco/Art Nouveau Nudes, " Rare Prints with Silver & Gold Highlights by Coyle
By Ray Frederick Coyle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable and stunning set of six sensuous prints, highlighted in gold and silver ink, was published and bound by John Henry Nash in 1926 to honor the life of his frequent collaborator, Ray Frederick Coyle. Coyle had died an early death, prompting Nash to issue this volume in a limited edition of 210 (this example is number 54), dedicating it to Albert Maurice Bender and William Randolph Keltie Young. Nash had established his own press 10 years before, and was dubbed by one admirer "The Aldus of San Francisco." Coyle illustrated several books published by Nash, including "Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice" and "The Sermon on the Mount...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Prints
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Paper
"Loomis Athletic Medal" with Profile of Male Youth by Evelyn Longman, Art Deco
By Evelyn Beatrice Longman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and extremely rare example of American bas relief sculpture, this bronze medal plated in gold was sculpted by Evelyn Beatrice Longman for the Loomis Athletic prize sponsored by the Loomis School in Windsor, Connecticut. Longman married the School's headmaster, Nathaniel Batch elder and moved to Windsor in 1920, which led to a series of commissions for monuments in Connecticut, including war memorials in Naugatuck and Hartford, and a bas relief frieze...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Bronze
"Nude with Umbrella, " Mid-Century Modern Male Nude by du Bois, Tony Award Winner
By Raoul Pene du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vividly painted in tones of turquoise, canary yellow and warm brown, this extraordinary depiction of a slender Black male nude holding an umbrella -- in our opinion a Mid-Century Mod...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
"Music and Nature, " Rare and Fine Swedish Grace Period Bronze Sculptures
By Stig Blomberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully sculpted, cast and finished, this pair of 1930-vintage Swedish Grace Bas relief sculptures depict nude allegorical figures, one male and one female, each finished in a wa...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Bronze
"Jesse Crawford at the Paramount Theater Organ, " Illustration Painting by Boyd
By Jack Boyd
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinary painting brings together two remarkable talents -- John Rutherford Boyd, the superb painter and illustrator, who captures this scene -- and Jesse Crawford, one of ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Greek Islander, " Vivid Portrait of Greek Male Figure with Aegean Sea Backdrop
By Julius Bloch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vividly painted in a palette of white, brilliant blue and ruddy skin tones, this portrait of a bearded Greek youth with ruddy complexion and green eyes was...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
"Leda and the Swan, " Art Deco Bronze Repoussé Masterpiece by Milwaukee Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the finest repoussé bronze sculptures we have ever offered, this high style Art Deco bas relief rondel was made in 1930 by Willi Knapp. Knapp was...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Bronze
Goodyear Trophy Race Plaque, National Air Races, 1948, with Chambellan Medal
By René Paul Chambellan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This highly important and historic plaque, one of Goodyear's early trophy race awards for light racer airplanes in 1948, was given to Robert S. Hopkins to honour the entry of his plane in the National Air Races that year in Cleveland, Ohio. The year before, Hopkins' plane, The Falcon Special, lost a wing in one of the qualifying heats and his pilot, C. P. Smith, bailed out in time; both Hopkins and Smith were from Reidsville, North Carolina. Goodyear commissioned Rene Chambellan...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Sculptures
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Bronze
"Two Giraffes, " Fabulous, Large Art Deco Rondel in Enameled Aluminum, Unique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this remarkable polished aluminum rondel with matte-finish enamel painted decoration depicts two towering giraffes, flanked by Primitive symbols. The symbols incor...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Aluminum
"Seated Black Male Nude, " Art Deco Watercolor by Brown County Painter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting of a Black male nude, executed in rich, brilliant shades of burnt sienna, reddish brown, blue and green, was painted by a Brown County, I...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Adam and Eve on Island of Peace, " Remarkable WPA-Era Print of Peace Amidst War
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This print depicts a nude Adam and Eve in a small island of peace and plenty, surrounded by the ravages and storms of World War II. The placid scene at the center, full of innocence ...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Prints
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Paper
"Delos, " Masterpiece Painting of Female Nude by Joseph Mellor Hanson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps set on or inspired by the gorgeous, sun-bleached island of Delos in Greece, this 1954 painting by Joseph Hanson -- the British-American figural painter -- depicts a kneeling ...
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Vintage 1950s American Modern Paintings
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Paint
"Running Bunny Rabbit, " Charming Book Illustration from the 1930s-1940s
By Gustaf Tenggren
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Absolutely winning and full of charm, this book illustration depicts a bunny rabbit running across the land, the hilly landscape rich with browns and greens, and the sky a perfect blue. Painted in gouache on illustration board, the Sphinx mark -- one of the brands of the Weber company -- is visible on the reverse. This would make a perfect addition to the walls of a children's room, or a collection of American illustration art.
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Peace and Prosperity, " Art Deco Mural Design for Fort Meade, Maryland
By Achille Forgione
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This ink and watercolor painting was the winning submission for a large mural at Fort Meade in Maryland in 1951, solicited by a design competition and intended for one of the service clubs. We do not know if the mural was actually painted, but it does not survive today. The theme of "Peace and Prosperity" was a classic subject in the post-World War II era, and the soldier-artist -- Achille Forgione...
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Phoenician Soldiers, " Pair of Brilliant Midcentury Enamel Panels, Framed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliant and striking examples of midcentury enamel art, this pair of panels showing ancient soldiers with helmets and spears is not signed, but each is superb in craftsmanship and ...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
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Enamel
"Dance Around Crystal Mountain, " Remarkable Art Deco Painting with Nudes, 1945
By Milton Bond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps the most remarkable of all the crystal paintings made by Milton Bond in the 1940s, this depiction of beautiful nude figures, male and female, forming a symmetrical circle aro...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Ten Nudes Dancing, " Large Art Deco-Surrealist Painting by Bond, 1940s
By Milton Bond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly showing the influence of modern dance, William Blake and early 19th century Classicism, Art Deco stylization and Surrealism, this remarkable, brilliantly hued painting by Mil...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Tropical Fish and Giant Clam, " Brilliant Art Deco Painting of Undersea Life
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted with a brilliant palette and very fine detail, this depiction of a tropical fish swimming above a strand of seaweed and a giant clam, surrounded by a cloud of bubbles, is a c...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Picking Apples in Arcadia, " Art Deco Painting with Nudes by Harlem Muralist
By David Karfunkle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This gorgeous, idyllic depiction of nude figures enjoying the beauty and abundance of Arcadia, some picking apples and others making love, was painted by David Karfunkle in the 1930s...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Crested Water Bird, " Art Deco Rondel in Black and Gold by Waylande Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and winning, this lovely Art Deco porcelain rondel, glazed in black, gold and red on a white ground, was designed and executed by Waylande Gregory, the great American sculptor a...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Porcelain
"Progress of Civilization" Art Deco Masterpiece by Muralist Aiden Lassell Ripley
By Aiden Lassell Ripley
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In this remarkable drawing, famed muralist Lassell Ripley depicts primitive man, warming himself by the fire with little to wear, looking into the distance toward the bright, white Art Deco spires of modern civilization. The contrast of early mankind with the advances of 1930s America is inspiring and beautiful, and Ripley clearly draw this to prepare for a mural project, probably unexecuted. Ripley is best known for his sportsman paintings, highly collectible today, but early in his career he became known for his murals, including several depicting the life of Paul Revere for the post office in Lexington...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Asian Archer, " Art Deco Painting of Asian Youth in Blue and Gray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dramatically and vividly painted, this depiction of a seated Archer of Asian descent, holding his bow in one hand, is a Classic example of Depression-era portraiture. The contemplati...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"August Evening, " Masterful Landscape with Figure by MacGilvary, 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of dramatic, shifting light and deep, atmospheric colors, this landscape painting by Norwood MacGilvary depicts rolling farmland and a winding road, with a dramatic mountainside...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Icarus Falling, " Brilliant Painting by Genre Scene Artist Kyra Markham
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although she is famous for her genre scenes such as "Bleeker Street Fire Hydrant" and "New Year's Eve in Greenwich Village," Kyra Markham began her career...
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Paintings
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Masonite, Paint
Male Nude in Art Deco-Cubist Manner by Lenoir, 1920s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully realized, this depiction of a male nude leaning against a rock formation shows the stylization characteristic of the Modern or Art Deco movement of the 1920s, as well as indications of fractured surfaces and tilted planes associated with Cubism. The artist was known for his Surrealist works in the late 19th century, and was associated with the mystical, religiously-saturated Salons de Rose...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Self Portrait" by Charles L'Eplattenier, Art Nouveau Painter and Architect
By Charles L'Eplattenier 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A veritable Renaissance Man in his day, Charles L'Eplattenier was a leading proponent of a form of Art Nouveau in Switzerland that became known as "style sapin" or "pine style." He w...
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Antique 1890s Swiss Belle Époque Drawings
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Paper
"Pegasus and Bellerophon", Lovely, Belle Epoch Gilded Bas Relief Panel by Geler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This lovely depiction of Bellerophon and Pegasus, the nude God holding the head of the winged horse, beautifully captures a Classic Greek mythological scene in sculpted bas relief. T...
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Vintage 1910s American Belle Époque Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Plaster
"Narcissus, " Superb Male Nude, Neoclassical Painting, by Student of Eckersberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Because Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, a celebrated 19th century Danish painter, used his "Narcissus" painting as a teaching tool, at least five of his pupils painted sight variatio...
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Antique 1810s Danish Neoclassical Paintings
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Paint
"High-Stepping Horse, " Unique Art Deco Midcentury Ceramic Relief Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Demonstrating a modern take on Etruscan and other ancient sculpture, this 1941-vintage relief rondel depicts a high-stepping horse and a leafing branch,...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Ceramic
Rare Bronze Plaque Celebrating Penn Relays with Male Nudes, by Tait McKenzie
By R. Tait McKenzie 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and rare, this bronze bas relief plaque was created by the world's leading sculptor of young athletes for the University of Pennsylvania's Relay Carnival, now known as the Penn Relays, a prestigious track and field event for college athletes across America. It depicts four nude youths...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Bronze
"Vision at the Hotel Sully 'Paris', " Brilliant Painting by RISD Teacher
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant and vivid painting by Daniel Heyman, this depiction of a man-angel standing before the famous main facade of the Hôtel de Sully in Paris is drenched in color: aquamarine,...
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1990s American Modern Paintings
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Paint
"Seated Male Nude, " Gorgeous Figural Painting by Roberto Lupetti, 1950s
By Roberto Lupetti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Subdued in palette but gorgeous in subtle detail, this painting of a seated male nude from behind captures the sensuality and beauty of the human figure. The painter, Roberto Lupetti...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
"Federal Building, Century of Progress Exposition, " Brilliant Art Deco Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most vivid and compelling accounts of the famed Century of Progress Exposition, which opened in Chicago in 1933, this view of the iconic Federal Building was painted in the second year of the fair by a Pennsylvania artist. The brilliantly-lit Art Deco...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Nudes Among the Ruins, " Vivid Mural Study with Male Nudes by Allyn Cox
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sun-drenched scene, drawn with a vivid palette of bright Mediterranean blues and chalk whites, shows a pattern of gridding by the artist, indicating that this drawing served as ...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Three Archers, " Large and Important Etching w/ Male Nudes by Wolfsfeld
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large, rare and important etching with superb detail and unusual subject matter, this view of three nude male archers, one drawing his bow, another supplying the arrows, and another reclining and watching the arrows fly, was made by Erich Wolfsfeld in 1910. The etching, which captures the musculature and other details of each figure with remarkable texture and faithfulness, won a gold medal in Berlin, a few years after Wolfsfeld moved back to Germany after studying in Italy. The artist was a follower of Adolph von Menzel and became good friends with Otto Greiner...
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Vintage 1910s German Belle Époque Prints
"Hercules and the Nemean Lion" Dramatic Art Deco Sculptural Panel with Nude Male
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This unique panel, depicting a nude Hercules figure with sword in hand, fending off the snarling Nemean lion, represents the first of his famous Twelve Labors. The strong, stylized f...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Plaster
