"Waiting for the Barge, " Fabulous & Vivid Art Deco Painting of Bejewelled Figure

A Classic Art Deco painting with a humorous look at domestic life in 1940s America, the scene focuses on a cat waiting for its owner as she arrives home, appearing in the porthole window of the front door. The painter was Karl Gasslander...

Mysterious, jewel-toned and sensuous at the same time, this gorgeous gouache painting by Dooley Dionysius depicts a circle of nude men on a sculpted platform, linked together arm in ...

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...

One of the finest examples of illustration art and Art Deco painting we have ever offered, this elegant and sophisticated view of New Yorkers skating arm in arm on a frozen pond or l...

A stunning example of Art Deco painting inspired by classical mythology, this piece depicts Paris, with Mercury by his side and with a golden apple in hand, deciding which of three g...

The artist behind this striking and original Art Deco portrait -- Agnes Tait -- is clearly emphasizing the parallels between a female figure and her Siamese cat, both shown with heavily-shadowed blue eyes and short, dark hair, the feline crouching familiarly on the shoulder of her companion. Because Tait painted a series of portraits for Florenz Ziegfeld of the young women who performed in the Ziegfeld Follies in 1932, it's possible that the figure here was one of her subjects. The woman is wearing an elegant black gown that bares her upper chest, and the background is a lovely shade of reddish purple. Tait was a native New Yorker, studying in her youth at the National Academy of Design under Leon Kroll and others, before becoming a WPA painter in the 1930s. She painted a series of tropical scenes for the United Fruit Company...

Richard Wane (1852-1904) Seascape Oil Painting, “Waiting for the Tide”. Intriguing seascape painting of a coastal scene by the English artist. Richard Wane. He was a master of moody...

Robert Gallon British, 1845-1925 “Waiting for the Catch” Oil on canvas 30 by 50 in. W/frame 36 by 56 in. This artist, well known, and justly appreciated by the British Pu...

Art Deco painting in oil on canvas illustrating a young nude woman, pensive, half lying down, in front and the face resting on her right hand. Her skin is clear and she wears a short hairstyle in the fashion of the 30s. A certain light emanates from this work which takes up a classic theme of Western art: the female nude. This Art Deco painting is not signed but can be linked to the work of the French...

Royal House Antiques We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original circa 1880-1890 W.G Foster signed large oil painting titled "Waiting for the fleets return" A very g...

A french background of Paris river channels, Les Barges titled. A colorful 20th Century Post Impressionist oil painting of Yiddish origin. “Rubinstein” signed on lower left. Descrip...

Rare circular Art Deco scenes of the Smoky Mountains with date and details rendered behind the paintings. Beautifully hand painted in vivid hues and original circular gilt frames. Em...