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"Mercury and Caduceus, " Art Deco Sculpted and Painted Advertising Panel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully carved and painted, this remarkable Art Deco panel depicts Mercury and his staff the caduceus, encircled with serpents, which has served as the symbol of the medical prof...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Wood

"Bucolic Lakeside with Swans, " Metropolitan Opera Backdrop Design, 1930
By George Stimmel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lovely and bucolic, this view of an idyllic lakeside landscape, complete with classical sculpture, a pair of swans, and brilliantly-colored flowering trees, was painted by George Stimmel for the Metropolitan Opera in New York, either as a set piece or to suggest the backdrop for an opera production in 1930. Stimmel's work was exhibited at the Knoedler Gallery in New York, but his opera paintings...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Board

"Nudes in the Conservatory, " Art Deco-Surrealist Print by Peter, 1925
By Robert Charles Peter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary and rare print by Robert Charles Peter, a British artist, this scene of a male and female nude, in a cage-like setting with lush plant forms in the background, seems...
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Vintage 1920s Great Britain (UK) Art Deco Prints

"Actaeon, " Large Art Deco-Mid Century Painting by Hollywood Figure
By Leon (Dusso) d'Usseau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and arresting, this stylized depiction of the great hunter in Greek mythology, Actaeon, resting on a slab of marble with his bow and quiver of arrows, was painted by Leon Dusso...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Quarry Men, " Striking Art Deco-WPA Depiction of 1930s Laborers, Rockport
By Iver Rose
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The painter Iver Rose is best known for his work which brought attention to the plight of workers in Depression Era America. This painting of quarry workers in Rockport, Massachusett...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Peace, " Monumental Art Deco Tapestry w/ Goddess of Abundance and Nudes, 1945
By Gaston Alfred Henrich
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A unique and remarkable work of art with great historical importance, this monumental Art Deco tapestry celebrating the end of World War II presents a large scene of nude male and female...
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Tapestries

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Wool

"Black Figure in Yellow Room, " 1930s Portrait by Student of Thomas Hart Benton
By Trew Hocker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly conceived and executed by Trew Hocker, an important muralist who was strongly influenced by Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood, this portrait of a young African American m...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Football Tackle, " Unique Mid Century Bronze Sculptural Panel by Torrey
By Fred Torrey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted and cast as the prototype for a bronze awards plaque celebrating accomplishment in American football, this piece shows two players in the middle of a dramatic tackle. The artist, Fred Torrey, is best known for his "Lincoln Walks at Midnight" sculpture which premiered at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair (now displayed near the West Virginia state capitol), Torrey also sculpted another Lincoln sculpture this is displayed on the grounds of the Iowa state...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Bronze

"The Hourglass, " Art Deco Drawing with Nude Couple by Goor, 1951
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Haunting and beautiful, this drawing of a young nude couple facing death, in his Classic shroud and holding an hourglass aloft, was made in 1951 by Gaston Goor, who was famous for il...
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Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Drawings

"Pila and the Lizard, " Important Unpublished Manuscript, 12 Art Deco Watercolors
By Robert Lee Eskridge
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable find, this original manuscript for an unpublished book, "Pila and the Lizard," along with cover art and a total of 12 Art Deco watercolors painted to illustrate the book...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Watercolor

"Twelfth Labor of Hercules, " Bronze Relief Panel Depicting Hercules & Cerberus
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously detailed and beautifully cast and patinated, this oval panel depicts, in high relief, the victorious Hercules after his twelfth labor, having subdued the monstrous Cerberu...
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Antique 1880s Italian Belle Époque Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Bronze

"Dressing for the Ballet, " Large, Evocative Masterpiece Painting by Stull, 1953
By John Deforest Stull
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ethereal and magical, this Mid-Century masterpiece is strongly reminiscent of the back stage scenes of ballet dancers painted by Degas, but with figures that are suggestive of Guy Pene duBois. The painter, John De Forest...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

"Nude and Unicorn, " High Style Art Deco Painting by Matulka, Blue & Black, 1944
By Jan Matulka
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This brilliant example of Art Deco painting by Jan Matulka shows hints of the modern take on Cubism that the artist worked out with Stuart Davis. Matulka was born in Prague and came ...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paper

"Grecian Nude and Broken Column, " Art Deco/Surrealist Painting by Matulka
By Jan Matulka
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This brilliant Surrealist composition, with the stylization and exaggerated plant forms of Art Deco, was painted by Jan Matulka in 1944. Both Surrealism and "Moderne" decorative arts thrived in the 1940s, and here the artist draws from both styles. Matulka was born in Prague and came to America as a young man, and trained here and in Paris, where he became exposed to Cubism. He exhibited in New York, created illustrations for New Masses which advanced the interest of American workers...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

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Watercolor, Ink, Paper

"Europa and the Bull/Taurus, " Art Deco Masterpiece by Szoeke
By Andrew Szoeke
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In a brilliant interpretation of the Classic zodiac symbol for Taurus, Andrew Szoeke here depicts the bull with Europa, evoking the Greek mythological story where Zeus takes the form...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Tapestries

"St. George and the Dragon, " Art Deco Drawing with Male Nude by Goor
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This dramatic drawing of St. George and the dragon was executed in 1954 by Gaston Goor, who was famous for illustrating a number of books by Roger Peyrefitte and others in France. Go...
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Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Drawings

"Architecture & Construction, " Allegorical Mural Study for Rhode Island Capitol
By Robert Charles Haun
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A superb example of allegorical mural painting, this circular study depicting a female figure in Grecian robes overlooking a child with a plumb line, surrounded by scenes of construc...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Father and Son, " Glowing Depiction of Sleeping Figures, 1930s, Czech Republic
By Svatopluk Machal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Glowing with tenderness, love and warmth, this depiction of a sleeping father, his arm protectively embracing his baby son, was painted by Svatopluk Machal, a Czech painter, in the 1...
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Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Paintings

"Masquerade, " High-Spirited, Colorful Art Deco Genre Scene
By Ellen Carpenter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of life and energy, this marvelous scene of a masquerade party, filled with guests in costume, exotic Japanese lanterns overhead, and swirling colors everywhere, this Art Deco s...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Watercolor

"Left Jab, " Rare, Vivid Drawing of Two Boxers by Littlefield, 1928
By William Littlefield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
William Littlefield was fascinated by boxers, capturing them again and again in the 1920s and 1930s, issuing a set of prints and producing a series of vivid, arresting drawings. Each...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Drawings

"Jump Shot, " Model for Art Deco Bronze Basketball Award Plaque, 1940s
By Fred Torrey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps because it depicts its figures more as Greek athletes rather than modern players, this bronze Art Deco plaque is very rare, or possibly unique. The artist, Fred Torrey, depicts a Classic jump shot, with two virtually nude basketball players leaping up for the ball. Best known for his "Lincoln Walks at Midnight" sculpture which premiered at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair (now displayed near the West Virginia state...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Bronze

"Dance by the Sea, " Stunning, Sun-Drenched French Art Deco Painting
By Louis Rigal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of joy and sunlight, this depiction of a nude male and female couple dancing on the edge of the sea with a ruined Greek temple below them, was painted by Louis Rigal, one of Ame...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Paintings

"At the Crossroads, " Masterpiece of French Surrealism by Delmotte, 1956
By Marcel Delmotte
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In our opinion, the masterpiece of Marcel Delmotte's long artistic career, this highly-finished surreal painting depicts four semi-nude female figures, one very pale and ghostly in t...
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

"Knight on Horseback, " Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau Medieval Revival Mural
By Harvey Ellis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and magnificent example of a mural influenced by both the Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau movements, this painting of a plumed knight on horseback...
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Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Paintings

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Paint

"Feeding the Squirrel, " Large, Elegant Art Deco Illustration Art, 2-Page Spread
By Wilmot Emerton Heitland 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An elegant and gracious example of illustration art at its height in 1930, this charming scene depicts an elegant couple in a city park, the female figure feeding a squirrel, and her...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

"Looking Heavenward, " Ink Drawing with Male Nude by Harlem Renaissance Artist
By Charles Cullen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinary drawing produced by one of the great artists associated with the Harlem Renaissance depicts a nude male figure leaning against an icy slope and looking heavenward. The artist was Charles Cullen, who played a very important role in illustrating several volumes associated with Black writers in the 1920s and 1930s, most especially Countee Cullen (no relation to Charles). Countee was a writer and poet who produced several important works, including "The Black Christ and Other Poems," "Copper Sun...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Drawings

"Devil and Nude, " Large, Important Drawing by Harlem Renaissance Artist
By Charles Cullen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary and rare drawing produced by one of the great artists associated with the Harlem Renaissance, this depiction of a devil figure whis...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

"Acrobat and Circus Horse, " WPA-Era Painting, Semi-Nude Male Figure, Dark Pink
By William Schulhoff 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In an era when the circus provided an affordable and exotic form of entertainment for the Everyman, this vivid painting, glowing with the colors of red clay, slate and dusty pink, ca...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Orpheus and His Companions, " Surrealist Masterpiece with Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This masterful and extraordinary painting, filled with ghostly nudes in various poses in a dark interior, with Orpheus playing the lyre in the garden outside lit in an otherworldly golden light was clearly created by Pavel Tchelitchew, Eugene Berman or another Mid-Century master of Surrealism. Full of symbolism and allegory, the interior features sheep and nude figures who are in deep sleep or some kind of euphoric stupor. Some figures are painted in a silvery white, as if lit by the moon, and others are suffused in a golden lifelike...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Gouache

"Falling Satyr, " Superb Art Deco Panel with Male Nude by WPA Sculptor
By Don Griffith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Carved from a "found" panel of distressed walnut, this superb bas relief sculptural panel of a falling satyr, his legs and arms akimbo, was carved by Don Griffith, a WPA artist in Co...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Wood

"Nude with Scimitar, " Fabulous, Sensual Art Deco Painting by Forster, 1929
By E.H. Forster
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of drama and intrigue, both sensual and classical, this depiction of a female nude tiptoeing toward a curtain being pulled aside by a threatening, unseen figure, has all the noc...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings

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Gouache

"Under the Tree, " Striking Mid-Century Scene by Heitland for Liberty Magazine
By Wilmot Emerton Heitland 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking and bold example of illustration art, this scene of a young man in a bathing suit conversing with an elegant woman in her car coat, was drawn by Wilmot Heitland for Libert...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings

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Paper

"Bacchante, " Bold, Richly-Hued Art Deco Painting in Purples and Blues
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Graphically striking and boldly painted in a rich palette of purples, blues and oranges, this high style Art Deco painting by M. H. Forster depicts a female figure with curling tendr...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings

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Gouache

"Gathering Storm, Dominican Republic, " Large, Color-Saturated Painting, 1930s
By Wilmot Emerton Heitland 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of color and drama and boldly demonstrating his mastery of watercolor this painting by Wilmot Heitland of a shirtless Dominican on the beach next to a wood hut is the finest we ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Watercolor

"Man's Portrait, Three Quarters View, " Powerful Drawing by Leon Kroll
By Leon Kroll 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This strong and compelling portrait of a young man with chiselled features was drawn by Leon Kroll, WPA muralist and accomplished painter who normally favoured female subjects. Kroll studied under John...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

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Paper

Black Male Nude Painting by Rowena Meeks Abdy
By Rowena Meeks Abdy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in an era when African or African American figures were increasingly featured in painting and sculpture, both in America and Europe, this sensuous depiction of a black male figure by Rowena Meeks Abdy...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

"Source, " Rare Art Deco Artist's Print by Mackall
By Robert McGill Mackall
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Source" a rare artist's working print, was the basis for a mural or bas-relief sculpture for the interior or facade of a building in the Art Deco era probably a water treatment buil...
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Vintage 1930s American Prints

"Table with Fruit, " Vivid Cubist Still Live in Oranges and Greens
By Helen Manchester
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant example of American Cubism, this vividly-hued still life depicts an autumnal array of fruit, green and red grapes, lemons, figs and persimm...
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

"Nude Bather, Dominican Republic, " 1930s Tropical Scene Watercolor
By Wilmot Emerton Heitland 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Wilmot Heitland, one of America's great watercolorists in the 1930s, this sun-drenched depiction of a native Dominican, nude and stepping toward a pool of water, captures ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Watercolor

"Man" Rare Lithograph with Nude Male Figure by Roselle Osk
By Roselle Osk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Buoyant and aspirational, this bold and rare print depicting man rising through the clouds toward heaven, with angels to either side, was created by Roselle Osk in the 1930s. Osk gre...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Prints

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Paper

"Waiting for the Barge, " Fabulous & Vivid Art Deco Painting of Bejewelled Figure
By H. J. "Dooley" Dionysius 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vividly painted in tones of carmen, ivory and sapphire, and depicting a turbaned woman with fashionably short hair and bedecked with strands of diamonds, sapphires and rubies, this p...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Gouache

"Sailing the Old Florida Coast, " Painting w/ Spanish Ship & Egret, Blue & Red
By Peter Koch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Comparable to the best of N. C. Wyeth's great illustration paintings, this color-saturated and highly atmospheric depiction of an old Spanish ship along the Florida coast...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Conversing by the Scented Pool, " Gorgeous Art Deco Chinioserie Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most exotic and gorgeously colored Art Deco paintings we have ever seen, this scene of an elaborately robed Chinese couple, clearly of royal blood, conversing by a pool su...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings

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Gouache

"Tapestry with Giraffes, " Fabulous, Unique Mid-Century Weaving, North Africa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps inspired by the renewal of ancient weaving traditions undertaken by the Ramses Wissa Wassef workshop in Egypt, among others in North Africa, this marvelous Mid-Century tapest...
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Vintage 1950s North African Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

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Wool

"Bringer of Light, " Large, Art Deco Nocturnal Triptych with Nude Figures
By Eduard Stella
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mystical and beautiful, this three-part watercolor painting depicts a central nude male figure holding a faceted crystal emanating shafts of light, surrounded by clusters of other nu...
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Paintings

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Watercolor

"Male Youth at Sunset, " Vivid Art Deco Painting by Dunbar Beck, WPA Muralist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunningly executed in deep tones of cobalt blue, burnt sienna, oxblood and jet black, this depiction of a partially nude male youth standing at an open window at sunset was painted ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

"Lion and Bull", Art Deco-Medieval Decorative Painting in Greys and Burnt Sienn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A marvelous example of Romanesque-Medieval bas relief sculpture interpreted by an American artist in the 1920s, this painting on fabric was executed by Dunbar Beck, the famous muralist. The painting, on one length of cloth, is in two parts -- one portion depicts a bull being attached by a lion, the other depicts a scrolling rope motif. According to a notation on the reverse, both paintings were done for a production of "Oedipus Rex," perhaps in California. Beck was an important muralist at this time, executing a mural for the US Post Office...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings

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Fabric

"Diana Running with Deer, " Fabulous, Large Art Deco Mythological Mural, Square
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fabulous example of large, Art Deco decorative painting in 1930s Europe, this oil-on-board work depicts the goddess Diana running with two deer from the woods into a field. The col...
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Vintage 1930s Spanish Art Deco Paintings

"The Slave, " Highly Rare Art Deco Print with Nude Couple by Portnoff, 1930s
By Alexander Portnoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sensual and sinuous, this very rare print by an American sculptor depicts a nude female figure who is embraced by her nude male lover from below, the male serving as the trunk for th...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Prints

"Build Together, " Important 1950 Painting for Marshall Plan Poster Competition
By Norman Jaques
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This bold and vividly hued gouache by Norman Jaques, a British artist, was painted in 1950 for the "Intra-European Cooperation for a Better Standard of Living" poster contest. Three years after George C. Marshall first called for a massive investment program to rebuild post-war Europe and two years after the Marshall Program became operational, this contest was held to promote cooperation and trade among Western European nations. A total of 10,000 entries were submitted and judged by 12 graphic artists, representing each of the Marshall Plan...
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Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Gouache

"Exotic Figure with Bird of Paradise, " Fabulous Art Deco Watercolor by Forbes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vivid and striking, this Classic Art Deco watercolor of an exotic female figure in harem pants and geometric-patterned blouse, balancing a bird of paradise on...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Watercolor

"Redhead, " Striking 1940s Portrait of Young Man by John Menihan
By John C. Menihan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This portrait of a young man with vivid red hair, blue eyes and a ruddy complexion was painted by John C. Menihan, one of the most renowned portraitists and watercolorists of his day...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

"Deer in the Shade, " Highly Rare Art Deco Mirror with Sculptural Relief
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning and very rare, this high style Art Deco mirror features a pair of deer under a spreading tree, all alive with a silvery shimmer that is entrancing. The background is reverse...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall Mirrors

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Glass

"500 LB Lady, " Colorful and Charming WPA-Era Carnival Scene by Lincoln
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of energy and vivid color, this atmospheric and charming scene of a small-town carnival, complete with a barker, boys with balloons, a blue tent in the foreground and a sign announcing the "500 LB Lady," was painted by E. Wilder Lincoln in the 1930s or 40s. Painters and sculptors were fascinated with circuses and carnivals...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

"Legacy, " Original Painting by Ivan Bartlett, Mid-Century Fabric Designer
By Ivan Bartlett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In his early years, artist Ivan Bartlett was known for his WPA mural painting, such as for the Ada County courthouse in Boise, Idaho, but in the 1940s and 1950s he became famous for ...
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Gouache

"Dante's Inferno", Expressionist Painting in Red & Black by Emil Kosa, Jr.
By Emil Kosa Jr.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable scene from Dante's Inferno with three nude male figures and a horse, all imbued in white, black and red the color of blood was painted by Emil Kosa, Jr. The central figu...
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Vintage 1950s American Expressionist Paintings

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Paint

"Male Nude with Sculptural Fragment, " Important Depiction of Fred McDarrah
By William Littlefield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This drawing is a highly important and rare window into a relationship that impacted the larger world of Abstract Expressionism in New York just a few years after it was made in 1949...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings

"Landscape with Stream, " Centennial-Era Pastoral Oil Painting by Wilson, 1876
By John Howell Wilson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A lovely and bucolic depiction of the American wilderness in 1876, only partly tamed by American settlers, this oil painting depicts a shallow, roc...
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Antique 1870s American Victorian Paintings

"Triton and Nymph, " Art Deco Drawing by Lincoln Kirstein Associate, 1928
By William Littlefield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and bold drawing by William Littlefield, this piece depicts male and female nude figures in an embrace, the male figure inspired by Nicholas Podiapolski, Littlefield's model and lover in the late 1920s. Littlefield is known for his male nudes and mythological scenes, either in ink wash as here, or in oil on canvas. This drawing was completed in St. Tropez, during an extended stay in Europe that gave him a close acquaintance with Italian and other classical art. Two years later, Littlefield formed a friendship with Lincoln Kirstein...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Drawings

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Paper

"Nude with Bowl of Fruit, " Art Deco Painting in Shades of Purple and Orange
By William Hentschel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Absolutely lovely, almost translucent in its use of color -- as if painted on glass or silk -- this very rare gouache painting was created by William Hentschel, one of the master art...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Gouache

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