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Material: Wood
Carnival Painted Wood Playing Cards
Located in Round Top, TX
Whimsical, intricately carved wooden playing cards, believed to hail from a lively carnival of the late 1970s. This enchanting piece exudes a sense of playful nostalgia, crafted to c...
Category
Late 20th Century American Bohemian Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Czech Vintage School Abacus, 1950s, Restored
Located in Wien, AT
Made in the 1950s in the Czech Republic. The piece has been completely restored.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Running Horses Abstract Impressionist Oil Painting
By Sheila Hendricks
Located in Rochester, NY
"Horses Running", a bold abstract impressionist oil painting with heavy impasto. By Sheila Hedricks. Signed. Oil on board. In a per...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
18th Century Elegant French Louis XIV Hand Carved Tall Case Clock with Rooster
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and completely original, antique oak grandfather or lantern clock, circa 1750.
This very old grandfather clock is one of the tallest w...
Category
Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Antique Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Bronze
English Shellwork Pictures in Original Giltwood Frames, Set of Three, circa 1840
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exquisite set of three English circa 1840 shellwork pictures in original giltwood frames composed of various Caribbean or West Indian seashells depicting fanciful designs of a fol...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Shell, Blown Glass, Giltwood
Oak Varnished Gold brass Calvet wall mirror by Antoni Gaudí, Spanish Design
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in Barcelona, ES
Solid oak coated in fine golden brass sheets using a gold leaf technique.
A company that has always attributed such great importance to the author of the designs could never forget the great figures in history. That is why the BD catalogue of contemporary creations has always included those by admired classical masters. Antoni Gaudí (1852/1926) is, without doubt, the most internationally well-known Spanish architect. But is not only his buildings and brilliant architectural solutions that have travelled the globe. His integrated conception of architecture led him to pay attention, not only to structural calculations, but also to all the decorative elements, including furniture, that would form part of the building. The admiration felt by modern designers for the furniture designed by Gaudí has not gone unnoticed by BD which was the first company to rescue them from history by embarking on their serial production using...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Nouveau Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Oak
Pair of Decorative 19th Century Floral Painted Panels With New Distressed Frames
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of 19th-century decorative floral painted panels offers a beautiful glimpse into traditional craftsmanship, featuring delicate hand-painted floral motifs of soft pink and o...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Pine
Sandro Contemporary Artwork Red Paper Composition
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Contemporary artwork by Sandro.
Frame included.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Materials:
Paper
Wood
Gl...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
$1,080 Sale Price
50% Off
Old Vintage Fun Wooden Hand Painted Sign 'No Parking' Decorative Wall Shelf Art
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A fun hand painted wooden sign reads ‘NO PARKING THIS MEANS YOU’ – Definitely some British humour!
A very old sign, probably dates back to Mid 20...
Category
20th Century British Folk Art Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Pine
$247 Sale Price
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Original Painting on Canvas, Snow in an Italian Village Signed P. Vorrasi
Located in Miami, FL
A very colorful original painting signed P. Vorrasi and dated 1965.
The scene of the village with snowcapped rooftops is truly beautiful.
These vivid colors will enhance any wall...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Giltwood
$1,600 Sale Price
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Mexican Modern Miguel Pineda Enamel Wall Plaque
Located in San Diego, CA
Enamel plaque by Mexican artist Miguel Pineda. This abstract still life is signed on the front and it retains an original gallery tag on the back.
Hailing from Mexico City, Pineda studied under artist Maggie Howe...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Of Georgian Painted Eagles
Located in Essex, MA
Possibly American and one of a later date. Each with an old white paint. Each hand carved.
Category
1770s English Georgian Antique Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Pine
$1,250 / set
Collection of Four Swedish, Mid-20th Century Charcoal Studies
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of four European charcoal studies from the mid-20th century in matching wood frames. This set of vintage framed wall art feature c...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Frame Antique Chinese Embroidered Robe Qing Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A woman's coat made of black silk with wide sleeves from Chinese late Qing Dynasty (mid to late 19th century), mounted and presented on blue linen board and framed as a stunning piec...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Important 18th Century French Horn and Gilt Bronze Bracket Clock Signed Marchand
Located in Rome, IT
An early Louis XV green stained horn and gilt bronze-mounted bracket clock,
the clock second quarter of 18th century, the dial inscribed 'Causard Her du Roy a l...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
$23,954 Sale Price
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20th Century Asian Oversized Tropical Wood Buddha Head - Vintage Wall Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An oversized antique Asian Buddha head made of hand crafted tropical Hardwood and finished with gilded detailing, in good condition. This large scale wall mounted decorative sculptur...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Art Deco Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
LARGE ViNTAGE TAXIDERMY BUTTERFLIES INSIDE GOOD SIZED DISPLAY CASE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning medium sized display case which houses large vintage Taxidermy Butterfly's
Please note the d...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Devotional Triptych Engraved with Depictions of the Madonna
Located in London, GB
This excellent bone triptych is a highly rare and unusual piece which features wonderfully-detailed engravings of the Madonna. The triptych is shaped like an arch, and backed onto a ...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Bone
Framed Set of Four Herbaria
Located in Houston, TX
Framed set of four vintage herbaria, (circa 1930-1949, Sweden). Each herbarium (botanical) measures: 15.75 inches high x 9.5 inches wide and floats within a...
Category
1930s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
$2,800 / item
20th Century Austrian Still Life Oil Painting with Flowers by Franz Xaver Pieler
By Franz Xaver Pieler
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black-yellow, dark green antique Austrian still life oil on canvas painting depicting a clear glass vase with many flowers painted by Franz Xaver Pieler in a hand carved, original gilded wood frame, in good condition. The colorful painting depicts a dining table in a DIM room, representing the 19th...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood
Heinz Pinggera, "Music Recital for the Cardinal" Oil on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heinz Pinggera (Italian, b 1900) "A Recital for the Cardinal" oil on canvas within a gilt-wood and gesso frame. The interior 18th century rococo scene depicting a seated Cardinal or ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
$9,850 Sale Price
23% Off
French 19th Century Carved and Painted Wooden Panel with Liberal Arts Allegory
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved and painted wooden panel from the 19th century, with musical instruments. Created in France during the 19th century, this architectural panel features a grey painted textured ground adorned with a carved Allegory of the Liberal Arts symbolized by various musical instruments, set inside a molded frame topped with scrolling foliage. Boasting a nicely weathered patina, this 19th century French carved wooden panel...
Category
19th Century French Antique Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Hans Zatzka 'Austrian, 1859-1945' a Very Fine Oil on Canvas "Spring Beauties"
By Hans Zatzka
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hans Zatzka (Austrian, 1859-1945) a very fine and charming oil on canvas "Spring Beauties", depicting three young maidens picking flowers by a lake. The three young girls sitting, kneeling and laying on a grassy area of the forest, her wicker basket filled with the freshly picked flowers, the middle one wearing a bonnet and a straw-hat laying on the ground behind with butterflies flying by, within a gilt-wood and gesso carved frame. Signed (l/r): H. Zatzka. Circa: 1890-1900's,
Hans Zatzka (Austrian, 1859-1945) was a well known and regarded Austrian fantasy artist whose most popular and valuable works depicted figures of young maidens with angels, floral and other cheerful and warm scenes, including Orientalist themes. In the past thirty years alone, the high quality and detail of his beautiful paintings has caught the attention of International collectors and art dealers alike, creating a highly sought after market and demand for his instantly recognizable body of work.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, many of Zazka's charming works were photographed for commercial and collectable postcards. Though no information about his works being exhibited in museums is currently available, most of Zatzka's paintings are in private collections and, in the past century, very few of them have become available on the open market.
At the young age of eighteen Zatzka joined Austria's Academy of Fine Arts under the leadership of Professor Blaas. For his fine early works, in 1880 he received The Golden Fügermedal award.
Zatzka, like many other artists of the era, traveled around Europe working and selling his art and, in one of his many trips to Italy, he developed a special interest in Religious themes, decorating churches with frescos as well as painting several religious scenes of Madonna's and Child, Saints, Angels and others. In 1885 Zatzka was commissioned to paint "The Naiad of Baden" a ceiling fresco at Kurhaus Baden. Most of Zatzka's income came from his work in religious art and special church commissions.
Numerous leading art dealers from around the world that specialize in late 19th and early 20th century European genre paintings have come to the conclusion that the painter signing his works Bernard Zatzka, Joseph Bernard or J. Bernard is almost certainly the artist Hans Zatzka. The consensus seems quite plausible when comparing works known to have been executed by Hans Zatzka together with similar works displaying the signature; Joseph Bernard, J. Bernard or Bernard Zatzka.
Lohengrin refers to the knight of the swan, hero of German versions of a legend widely known in variant forms from the European Middle Ages onward. It seems to bear some relation to the northern European folktale of “The Seven Swans,” but its actual origin is uncertain. It is also a character in German Arthurian literature. The son of Parzival (Percival), he is a knight of the Holy Grail sent in a boat pulled by swans...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Bat Plaque
Located in Chicago, US
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Fruitwood
$5,900
Early 19th Century Carved Chinese Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elaborately Carved and Finely Detailed Double Sided Gilded Chinese Sign that Announces the Mid Autumn Chinese Festival (a.k.a. Moon Cakes Festival).
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Mirror, Wood
M. Hofman, Midcentury Oil on Canvas, French Street Scene for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed and dated 58 lower left. A textured oil on canvas illustrating a French street scene with market seller's umbrellas along a park. Shops are along the street with figures. Two ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
3D Bauhaus Inspired Art by Dutch Visual Artist Lejo den Hertog, 1969
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking 3D Bauhaus inspired art by Dutch visual artist Lejo den Hertog (1945, Delft). Consisting of diagonally placed geometric shapes and bold primary colors this work from 1969 (p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Bauhaus Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
Al;an M Hunt English Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Wren Song Bird 2006
Located in Dublin, Ireland
This beautiful Painting titled “The Wren Song” by English Artist Alan M Hunt, early Twentieth Century. Complete with its original modern frame.
Signed l...
Category
20th Century British Modern Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Mid Century Modern Framed Abstract Collage
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Add a striking touch of modernist character to your space with this Mid-Century Modern inspired abstract collage, created in Spain circa 1990. This dynamic composition features a com...
Category
1990s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
$898 Sale Price
50% Off
ROCKY III Publicity Film Still 1982 SYLVESTER STALLONE - FRAMED
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original MGM/United Artists 8x10 inches Publicity Still for Rocky III (1982) starring Sylvester Stallone.
Publicity (film/production) stills were created to help studios promote the...
Category
20th Century Unknown Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Modern Surrealist Painting by Alexander Gore Picasso Inspired Painting Certified
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Surrealist Painting by Alexander Gore, Pablo Picasso Inspired Painting Certified
This is an original painting titled "The Big Bear" in the manner of the great Pablo Picasso. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Giltwood
Vintage wall decor Scorpio by Salvino Marsura, Italy 1960s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Original vintage wall decor Scorpio by Salvino Marsura made in Treviso, Italy in the 1960s.
Salvino Marsura is an Italian artist born in Treviso in 1938. His career began in the 1950...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
17th Century Italian Architectural Fragment with Carnelian Pebbles and Raw Agate
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian hand-painted ecclesiastical architectural element adorned with carnelian pebbles, gold-plated crystals, blue and yellow raw agate, and b...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Agate, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Metal, Gold Leaf
Pair of Distressed Antique Chinese Hand Painted Wooden Panels
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning pair of distressed antique Chinese hand painted wooden panels having red backgrounds and figural decoration of warriors on horseback in black, white and green.
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Wall Decoration Art Deco Adorned with Butterfly Wings
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This wall decorationis done is decorated with butterfly wings. It has been made in France, circa 1930s.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
$814 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage 50s Original Topographical Map of the Florida Keys
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Coastal original topographical map. A view of the Florida Keys and surrounding waters. Part of a trio of three maps. Al three are a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Antique Black Forest Roe Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Black Forest Roe Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque
Item e7317
A great antique abnormal roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophy on a wooden carved plaque. The trophy was shot around ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Antler, Wood
Pair of American Oil on Canvas Gilt Framed Portraits, S.C., Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American oil on canvas portraits in the original floral gilt frames and stretchers. South Carolina, Late 18th century. Signed Dr. Anthony Hemingway on re-verso.
Category
1770s American American Colonial Antique Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
English 18th-C. Style Hunt Dog / Hound Oil On Canvas Chelsea House -Stubbs S/4
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a set of four handsome 18th century English hunt and hound dog oil paintings by Cheslsea House. They date to the 80s. Only two have the Chelsea House labels. They are very de...
Category
Late 20th Century American Victorian Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Italian Contemporary Roman Vase Black Gold Big Print w/ Mirror Wood Frame 2 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
One of two etching printed Ancient Roman Vase BIG print with gold leaf background hand-gilded and enhanced with a square frame made of mirrors and gilded with gouache and burnished w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
English Pub Sign, "The Admiral"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a portrait painting of a decorated Royal Navy admiral with the sea and warships in the backgroun...
Category
20th Century English Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Carl Christian Forup, 1920s Amazons and Centaurs Oil on Canvas Painting
By Carl Christian Forup
Located in North Miami, FL
Amazons and Centaurs oil on canvas painting in the 1920s by Carl Christian Forup from Vejle, Denmark. This painting by Forup is one of the largest that h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
19th century Gilded Wooden Barometer-thermometer By Benard In Provins France
By Benard 2
Located in RUEIL-MALMAISON, FR
Elegant Louis XVI style barometer by Bénard à Provins in gilded and green lacquered wood, carved, decorated with knotted ribbons, foliage and garlands.
French work signed Bénard à P...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Large Antique Victorian Two Rifle Rack / Wall-Mounted Gun Display Rack with Box
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and large Victorian rifle rack with width open box at the bottom.
This highly decorative and good condition gun rack for wall mounting could look great above your fireplace, but also in a private library, home office or trophy room etc. The beautifully patinated, light nutwood combined with the four strong and all handcrafted brass weapon holders make this victorian antique hunting piece an impressive sight to see. If you are not into hunting, but you simply love the great look of this finest quality rack then you could also use this stylish antique for various other purposes. You could, for example, also have rare swords...
Category
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Figural Ceramic Wall Panel by Jean De Lespinasse 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ceramic wall art by Jean De Lespinasse, 1950s-1960s
Dimensions ceramics artwork without frame.
Width 62 cm, height 41 cm.
Dimensions with frame.
Width 83 cm, height 62 cm, depth 2 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Hollywood Regency Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Signed Erte Wall Sculpture of Samson and Delilah Romain Tirtoff Art
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Spectacular Romain de Tirtoff, Erte, Relief 3-D sculpture titled "Samson and Delilah". Depicting Samson shackled by Delliah signed and numbered 232/375.
Category
1990s Art Deco Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Italian Painted Hand Fan in a Glass Case
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century Italian hand fan, remarkably preserved with silvered metal sticks and guards depicting ancient gods, palm trees and classical emblemes. The paper leaves are h...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Antique Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Italian Pietra Dura Marble Inlay Plaque of Spaniard
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - (Frame) H: 16 1/2 in W: 11 1/2 in D: 1 in
(Plaque) H: 12 1/4 in W: 7 1/4 in
This exquisite Antique Italian Early 20th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Marble Plaque is a stu...
Category
20th Century Italian Grand Tour Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble
Antique Carved Teak Architectural Panel with Floral and Foliage Decor
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique carved teak architectural panel from the 19th century, with floral and foliage décor. This antique carved teak architectural panel from the 19th century captivates with it...
Category
19th Century Indonesian Antique Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Teak
New York City Gouache Painting in Giltwood Frame
Located in Round Top, TX
Acquired from the estate of a Dallas-based illustrator, this wonderfully painted gouche on corrugated paperboard maintains the perfect balance of casualness and luxuriousness that fe...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
Ebber Plaque WPI03 - Sable Wood
Located in London, GB
Sable Wood Wall Plaque – A bold nod to mid-century design, this three-panel wall plaque captures the spirit of the mod aesthetic with its clean lines, cellular cutouts, and sleek pro...
Category
2010s Indian Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Bird Print in Mirrored Border Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage mid-century modern framed bird print. Original frame with giltwood and mirror.
Category
20th Century Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Paper
19th C. Italian Capriccio Ruins of Church with a Cemetery & Gravediggers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th C. Italian Capriccio Ruins of Church with a Cemetery & Gravediggers
Apparently Unsigned
Oil On Canvas: 13.5-inches high x 16- inches wide
Framed : 18-inches high x 22 - inche...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Gothic Antique Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Figural Ceramic Wall Hanging Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare ceramic wall art sculpture.
Height:57 cm.
Width:41 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Canvas, Wood
$1,221 Sale Price
40% Off
Decorative French Painted Tole and Iron Clock Face
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large rustic French decorative clock face featuring a painted tole face with Roman numerals. This is a decorative non-working clock face only and does n...
Category
20th Century French Rustic Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
Large, Painted Neoclassical Style Panel from Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-painted in Italy, this large, wooden wall panel features white and gray Neoclassical motifs over a black background. The images are surrounded by a thin white rectangular border...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Sumptuous Large Original William Foster Still Life Painting of a Banquet Table
Located in Tustin, CA
Sumptuous, very large, original oil on canvas board, still life painting depicting a banquet table. This painting is a virtuoso display of how artist William Frederick Foster (1883-1953) captures texture in paint. You can see this in the mouth watering fruit, crustacea and other samplings laid upon the table as well as the masterfully painted reflective surfaces of the copper tea pot, wine bottle and the gathered table cloth. Painting is framed in the original wood frame.
Painting framed measures 34.5” high x 46” wide x 1.5” deep. Painting unframed measures 30.5” high x 42.5” wide.
William Foster was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1883. He became a noted figure painter and illustrator, living the last twenty-one years of his career in Los Angeles, California.
At age 12, he moved with his family to Colorado, but in 1898, he returned to Cincinnati and enrolled at the Art Academy where he studied with Joseph Henry Sharp and Frank Duveneck. His early ambition was to be a violinist, but he was re-focused on fine art when he saw a painting by Albert Ceck Wenzell.
In 1902, he went to New York City where he painted scenery for theaters, auditoriums, and large department stores. He also studied at the New York School with Robert Henri and William Merritt Chase, and from 1903 to 1931, he worked as an illustrator and with a brief teaching stint in 1919 at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1903, he sold his first illustration, a depiction of high society, to Life magazine, and the style was very similar to Wenzell. From that time, he worked for most of the major magazines including Collier's, The Saturday Evening Post and Harper's Monthly.
In 1926, he won the National Academy of Design's Thomas B. Clarke Prize for the best figure composition painted in the United States by a non-academician. The following year, he was voted an Associate Member based on his recognition for a figure work titled The Girl in Brown.
During World War I, he operated his own ambulance in France as a member of the American Volunteer Motor Ambulance Corps and also received mention as a camoufleur artist. Returning to the U.S., he resumed his illustration work and moved to Chicago, where he taught at the Art Institute.
Foster moved to Los Angeles in 1932 and devoted his energy to painting, exhibiting and teaching. He taught at the Chouinard School of Art in Los Angeles and gave private classes in his studio. He also worked on a mural project at the Hearst estate...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Masonite
Sprawling Galaxies IV - Sten Studio - Wall sculpture with natural stones
By Sten Studio
Located in Tampa, FL
Semi-precious stones, metal holder
Composition dimensions: 39.3” W x 4.3” D x 39.3” H / 100 W x 10.9 D x 100 H cm
Edition of 15
Set of 25 spheres
**We can custom color pallet in the...
Category
2010s Mexican Minimalist Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Stone, Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Onyx, Quartz, Tourmaline, Brass
Early 1960s Teruo Hara Stoneware Wall Sculpture for Design Technics
By Teruo Hara
Located in Southampton, NJ
A rare, early 1960s stoneware Wall Sculpture by famed Japanese-American potter Teruo Hara for Design Technics. Signed on the lower right with Hara's TH chop mark along with the DT ch...
Category
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware, Walnut
Large Black Forest 8 Pointer Red Deer Trophy on Wooden Plaque 1917
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Black Forest 8 Pointer Red Deer Trophy on Wooden Plaque 1917
An antique trophy of the 8-pointer red deer (Cervus elaphus) from Salem Castle in southern Germany. Shot by a memb...
Category
1910s German Rustic Vintage Wood Decorative Art
Materials
Antler, Wood
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