Edward Winter Wall Decorations

American intra-war artist and illustrator Porter Woodruff (1894-1959). Arabian Horse scene, oil and gold leaf on board with chalky gouache. Signed Woodruff on lower right of painting. Signature somewhat obscured by frame. His Art Deco-influenced paintings are highly decorative and appealing, the compositions complex and well-thought out. The gold leaf background is decorative and elegant. His are rare Modernist paintings by an artist who found himself at the very heart of design, fashion and celebrity life in the early part of the century. Label at back for Pitt & Scott Ltd London - well known for its expertise in handling antiques, works of art and fragile artefacts. Dimensions: 11.5"h x 15.5"w (sight) 12.5"h x 17.5"w (frame) Porter Woodruff, was an illustrator artist and contributor to Vogue Magazine and Home & Garden (including covers for both). He was one of five artists stationed in Paris in 1923 for Vogue. Woodruff spent considerable time in Tunisia, North Africa, residing with his romantic partner, Romanian socialite George Sebastian. Sebastian owned a lavish, coastal property in then-trendy Hammamet, near Tunis on the Mediterranean. Sebastian fell in love with the simple beauty of the quiet fishing port of Hammamet and was the first of the international set of the times to build his villa there. He started a trend that has never ceased. Frank Lloyd Wright is said to have claimed Dar Sebastian to be ”the most beautiful house I have ever seen”. American and European intelligentsia and upper-crust were attracted to the area between the wars. The artists Cocteau, Elsa Schiaparelli, Paul Klee, Andre Gide, the Sitwells, and Cecil Beaton enjoyed visiting, partying, and undertaking what someone once described as indulging the opportunity to do 'some rather elaborate sinning'. Other visitors included Art Deco designer Jean-Michel Frank, Wallis Simpson, Somerset Maugham, and Greta Garbo, among others. The onset of war disrupted this scene and it never truly regained its former glory. Dar Sebastian was requisitioned by the 'Desert Fox', German General, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel...

Beautiful nude painting by Barbara Pound, circa 1960. Water colors.

The painter Emil Fiala (8.9.1896 Prossnitz - Mähren Czech Republic - Dec. 1960 Vienna) studied at the Viennese Academy by Franz Rumpler, August Eisenmenger, Julius Schmid, Christian ...

Art Deco Nude by John Montroue, signed in lower right corner and reverse reads - "Grace" Air brush technique by John Montroue, 8/70. Dramatic silhouette of a female nude, cubist/mode...

Art Deco hand-carved three-dimensional wooden relief based on the design by Picot for the "Folies Bergères" theater in Paris. Shown in gold leaf, also available in silver leaf. For ...

This is an amazing set of 30 original Art Deco handmade tiles. A beautiful relief and color. With a stylish design. These tiles would be charming displayed on easels, framed or incor...

Authentic Art Deco three-panel screen room divider in the style of Erté. The screen features a beautiful dimensional texture that creates depth and interest on three panels adorned w...

A fun psychedelic styled colorful detailed zodiac pop art panel silkscreen on masonite. Depicting all the signs of the zodiac with discriptions of each and drawings of each titled " Eaton's Wheel of Fortune " , the perfect piece for that 1960s-1970s vibe in the manner of the Fillmore rock posters .

An exquisitely detailed and evocative 1883 neoclassical oil painting on canvas by English-American artist George Vaughan Curtis depicting a s...

"Rondel 36" contemporary mirror by Zieta Polished stainless steel Measures: 36 x 36 x 6 cm. Zieta is best known for his collection of stools “Plopp” m...

Art Deco cherubs naked woman nymph wall panel embossed copper c1930 Hard to find something this unusual Good vintage condition.   

Rare French Art Deco ceramic plate created by Auguste Heiligenstein and executed by Odette Heiligenstein-Chatrousse, France, circa 1925. Showin...