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Style: American Classical
Classical Ballet Dancers Large Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Oil painting on canvas classical ballet dancers.
Russian style classical ballet oil painting.
3 couples of ballerinas and ballet male dancers wearin...
Category
Late 20th Century American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Original Oil Painting Location of the 1957 Movie “Peyton Place” with Lana Turner
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Original oil painting location of the 1957 Movie “Peyton Place” with Lana Turner
This painting was executed by the award winning young artist Ric Lee. It pictured the location of ...
Category
1960s American Vintage American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Masonite
Grand Canyon Watercolor American School, circa 1930
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Grand Canyon watercolor, American school, circa 1930, watercolor on paper, framed under glass with matting, unsigned inscribed on verso "Grand Canyon GW".
Paper size 5 1/8"-inches 7...
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Signed Oil on Board Painting of a House by Artist Roger Hayward Circa 1957
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oil on board painting by artist Roger Hayward (1899-1979), depicting the entrance to a Victorian-style home as seen from the street below. With a wonderf...
Category
1950s American Vintage American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Fran Larsen Signed Southwestern Art Watercolor Painting and Frame
By Fran Larsen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fran Larsen (signed) watercolor with matching painted frame which is an extension of her art. Signed Larsen. Ready to hang on your wall.
Category
1970s American Vintage American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Signed Oil on Board Painting by Artist Roger Hayward
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oil on board painting by artist Roger Hayward (1899-1979), depicting the entrance to a Victorian-style home as seen from the street below. With a wonderf...
Category
1950s American Vintage American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Modernist Painting by New York Artist Randy Harter
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Vibrant blue with a man looking to the sky beside a house. Alfred Hitchcock style with the house from Psycho comes to mind. Excellent artistic ability.
Size is framed 46 x 36 x 2.5.
Category
1980s American Vintage American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
William Alexander Drake (Am., 1891-1979) OIl On Masonite Or Panel, House In Snow
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Oil painting on masonite or board.
Signed lower right. A charming country scene of a house in winter with a fence and bluish-white snow covered yard. Tall brown-green tress frame the...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Masonite
Large Framed Equine Horse Portrait Drawing of Horses in Brown Pencil Pastel
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A framed illustration of horses. This piece would be a fabulous addition to a hunting lodge or ranch home. A grouping of three horses is depicted wearing bridles. Each horse has a de...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Mid-Century Large Signed Oil On Canvas - Western Horse & Carriage Gilt Framed
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a large scale signed oil on canvas with a western theme. The artist is Brazilian, and his name was Vicente Carneiro. He was born in 1927, and he passed away in 2005.
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
George Washington Needlepoint Landsdowne Portrait after Gilbert Stuart
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental framed standing portrait of George Washington (1752-1799) in colorful wood needlepoint after Gilbert Stuart's "Lansdowne". The sight measures 35.5 inches across and 51.75 ...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
American Indian Chiefs Set 50 Framed Cigarette Cards by Allen & Ginter Reprints
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a set of 50 reprints of the now classic "American Indian Chiefs" Cigarette Cards, produced originally by Allen & Ginter in 1888. This set is a ...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Hardwood, Paper
Barack Obama Historic Victory Collectible Plate Limited Edition 2008
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Historic Victory Limited Edition Commemorative Plate Obama.
This Historic Victory Collectible Plate: Change Has Come.
Barack Obama Decorative Plate ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
19th-C. Water Gilt Framed American Landscape Oil On Canvas Of Mill On A River
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 19th century American oil on canvas depicting a scenic river scene with and old mill and pine trees. There is no visible signature. The water gilt frame is lovely with...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Vintage Advertising “SODAS” Metal Embossed Sign
Located in New York, NY
Great looking rare original large size embossed metal advertising “SODAS” sign..Looks like it came from an old country mom and pop store . All metal with a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Original Kellogg & Comstock Hand-Colored Lithograph 'Shepherdess of the Alps'
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Kellogg & Comstock
SHEPHERDESS OF THE ALPS
original Kellogg & Comstock hand-colored lithograph,
Published by D. Needham (American, 1808 - 1888).
Circa. 1848-1850.
image: 12 in x 8 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 21.59 cm.
overall: 15 in x 11 in; 38 cm x 28 cm.
Strong and clear impression,
overall very good condition,
paper has a light oxidation and restored small tear middle left side
Framed, no glazing
This hand colored print is of a young girl and two goats standing near a stream in a forested area.
The girl is wearing a knee-length dress with short puffed sleeves and long stockings.
She is feeding a goat with flowers and grass from her apron.
The original "Shepherdess of the Alps" appears to have been a play by Marmontel,
which enjoyed great popularity in France, England, and America
in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
The play inspired numberous paintings and prints.
See Paul Grigaut,"Marmontel's Shepherdess of the Alps in Eighteenth Century Art," Art Quarterly (1949).
The subject appears quite frequently in schoolgirl art...
Category
1840s American Antique American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Reynold Weidenaar National Cathedral Washington DC Etching
Located in Dayton, OH
Midcentury 1940s etching of the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. (1943) pencil signed by Reynold Weidenaar.
Reynold Henry Weidenaar
(American, 1915-1985)
National Cathedral, Washington D.C., 1943
etching
signed and titled in pencil lower margin, signed in plate
edition of 25
“The following is from Fred W McCraw, art writer and artist. McCraw served during Weidenaar's last years as a consultant to the artist. Then, for several years after that, he also assisted the artist's family in managing Weidenaar's estate:
Reynold Weidenaar was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 11/17/1915, and died there on 4/23/1985. He lived most of his life in west Michigan, with brief residencies away in Wisconsin, Kansas City, Missouri and in old Mexico...
Category
1940s Vintage American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Fine Quality Charcoal Colored Portrait of Gentleman
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional antique framed portrait of a gentleman in a suit. Features a wooden frame.
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Four Framed Pencil Signed and Numbered Etchings, Finely Framed and Matted
Located in Stamford, CT
Four framed pencil Signed and Numbered Etchings. Finely framed and matted. A simply lovely group of wall decorations. Each hand drawn, signed and numb...
Category
1960s Vintage American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Pair of Prints Finely Framed L'Hiver et Printemps
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of prints finely framed L'Hiver et Printemps. Each in a fine gilt wood frame set in a ebony larger frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
William Henry Chandler Pastel, Cottage in an Autumn Landscape
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
William Henry Chandler (1854-1928) Pastel, a cottage in an autumn landscape, signed "Chandler" on lower right. Pastel on paper in period mahogan...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Pair Framed Cut Paper Cameo Silhouette Portraits, U.S., Early 20th C.
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage pair cut paper cameo silhouette portraits - the hand cut portraits glued down to a cream color background - featuring facing profiles of a young man and woman - fine quality ...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
2 Vintage Henry Koehler Signed Offset Lithographs Equestrian Jockey Horse Racing
By Henry Koehler
Located in Dayton, OH
Haggin & Olin Silks"" & ""Michael Phipps Silks"" by Henry Koehler
a pair of signed limited edition offset lithograph after the original painting by Henry Koehler. (American, b. 19...
Category
Late 20th Century American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
'Slow School Zone' Sign, Coca-Cola x Traffic Cop Original, 1959
Located in Saint ouen, FR
'Slow school zone' sign - Coca-Cola x traffic cop
original
1959
Enamelled metal plate
4 small holes to attach the sign
Measures: 30.5 x 20 cm.
Category
1950s Central American Vintage American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
William Alexander Drake 'Am., 1891-1979' Pastel on Masonite, Gray House
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Unsigned, from the estate of the artist. A gray misty day with a house near a stream in the forest. It is illuminated by the sun streaking through the mist and onto the stream. Flowering foliage carpets the forest floor.
art 20 x 24...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Collectible Double Eagle Bicentennial Porcelain Plate 1973 Limited Edition
Located in North Hollywood, CA
US Mint Bicentennial Double Eagle plate symbolizing 200th years of the United States.
It is made of fine bone china with 24k gold in a cobalt blue box ...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Fruit and Flower Still Life Wall Hanging on Wood with Campaign Brackets
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful antique still life print of fruit displayed on a table. This unique piece is created from wood, and features a paper print under glass. The p...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Bradford Exchange Titanic Collectable Plates Gift
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Lovely Set Of 4 Titanic Plates.
These 'Queen of Ocean' plates were made circa 1999s, and they are highly colle...
Category
20th Century Central American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
James Bama "the Drift on Skull Creek Pass", Limited Edition Numbered Lithograph
Located in Morristown, NJ
James Bama (American Artist, 1926-2022) "The Drift on Skull Creek Pass", offset print lithograph from the original photorealistic painting, pencil signed lower right and numbered 54/...
Category
1990s American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
English Traditional Framed Ceramic and Brass Decorative Horse Plate or Catchall
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An English Traditional ceramic equestrian horse plate with a brass frame. The ceramic plate in the center features a traditional hunt scene with three hors...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
William Alexander Drake 'Am., 1891-1979' Oil on Masonite, Country Landscape
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Oil on masonite depicting a charming country landscape in summer.
Signed and dated 1938 lower left. The pale green and brown colored fields of a farmstead are separated by fences wi...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Masonite
J. Stobart Lithograph "Mystic Seaport. "The Charles L. Morgan" at Chubb's Wharf
By John Stobart
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Marked mystic seaport Member's Edition #136/736 on the frame's plaque. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the ship. Includes a framed swatch of the sh...
Category
20th Century American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Signed painting on Board of the Aragon Region in Spain , 1931
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Southwestern painting of the Aragon Region in Spain.
Dated 1931. Oil on board, gilt solid wooden antique frame.
Category
1930s American Vintage American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Norman Rockwell "the Young Artist" Hand Signed Original Framed Lithograph
Located in Dayton, OH
"A large hand signed and numbered lithograph of “The Young Artist” by Norman Rockwell in original custom frame.
Original oil painting was created for The Saturday Evening Post’s June 4...
Category
Late 20th Century American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Large Marine Painting of the Frigate Essex by Will Robedee
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Frigate Essex,
Signed Will B. Robedee
Painted September 30, 1976,
Oil on Canvas on Board,
The large framed painting on canvas applied to board depicts the Frigate Essex. The Es...
Category
1970s American Vintage American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Walt Disneys "Mickey's Trailer, 1938", Iconic Color Animation Cel
Located in Stockholm, SE
Walt Disney, "Mickey's Trailer, 1938". Celluloid (xenographic line, ink-enhanced hand painted). Stamped The Walt Disney Company. Numbered 52/500.
29.5 x 49 cm. Movie "Mickey's Trailer," was the second short film, out of 100, that was produced 1938. An icon film. Published by Disney Art Editions in 1994. A certificate of authenticity executed by The Walt Disney Company accompanies the lot. Provenance: Animation Art Gallery/Amsterdam, acquired in 1995.
An original production-used animation cel...
Category
1990s American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Plastic, Paper
Wedgwood Porcelain Plaques of Ships, the Clipper Ship, Great Republic & Clipper
By Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wedgwood porcelain plaques of ships-
The clipper ship, great republic & clipper ship Hurricane
1976-1981
The two painted plaques depict on one The...
Category
1970s English Vintage American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
2 Antique Framed Silhouette Lithograph Prints Brown Kellogg Forsyth Macomb
Located in Dayton, OH
"Two antique lithograph silhouettes of John Forsyth and Alexander Macomb taken from life by William Henry Brown and produced by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg.
William Henry Brown and his wife, Emmaline, left Philadelphia around 1859 and settled in a small railraod community of Saxton near Altoona, PA. He had gone there to work on the railroad, since photography had put him out of work. By 1865 he had moved to Erie, PA and was married to Margaret Horrell. They had two sons. She died shortly thereafter and he moved to Wilcox near Kane, PA. Later he lived with a niece in Georgia then married a third time to Sarah Conrad. After her death he returned to South Carolina. Connecticut Historical Society still has the 6 foot silhouette of the ""Dewitt Clinton"" locomotive he had done in 1831. They also have 14 prints he gave them in 1853 of silhouettes that are not part of the Portrait Gallery. A traveling artist, William Brown was a portrait painter and silhouettist, whose subjects were distinguished persons, especially in Philadelphia, New England, and Charleston. Brown was especially noted for a series titled ""Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans"", published in 1846 as a book of lithographs from his full-length silhouettes. Also included were biographies of the subjects.
He was born in Charleston but spent more time in Philadelphia than in the South. He trained as an engineer but in the early 1830s, devoted himself increasingly to art.
He first worked in New England and then went South, spending much time in Charleston in the 1840s and early 1850. In 1842, he was in Natchez, and he was also in St. Louis and New Orleans. However, by the late 1850s demand for his work had lessened, and he returned to being an engineer, first in Philadelphia and then in Charleston where he died in 1883.
John Forsyth Sr. (October 22, 1780 – October 21, 1841) was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia. He represented the state in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and also served as the 33rd Governor of Georgia. As a supporter of the policies of President Andrew Jackson, Forsyth was appointed secretary of state by Jackson in 1834, and continued in that role until 1841 during the presidency of Martin Van Buren...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Mitch Bilis Oil on Canvas Still Life
By Mitch Billis
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A sill life of glass vase with pink peonies and green apples in a bowl, all on a table with greenery. Signed lower right. In a fine gilt frame.
Category
20th Century American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
1980s American School Style Interior Scene of a Sitting Room Watercolor Painting
Located in Morristown, NJ
American School (20th c.), Interior scene, watercolor on paper, signed and dated "Wisner, '81" lower right. A charming, colorful and detailed representation of a beautiful room-scape. It makes me want to grab a good book and snuggle up by the fire.
The framing is by The House of Heydenryk...
Category
1980s American Vintage American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Rare Set of Four Framed Antique Boxing and Sports Collectible Cards
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Four groups of colored paper collectible sports cards mounted on blue paper pierced in the margin for placing in a notebook. Now mounted on off white card and custom framed.
The cards include images of boxers Al Kaufman, Mike Sullivan, Gans and Nelson and many others. Along with images of track and field and swim athletes. Some faded black printed faded paper ones with portraits of boxers e.g Jack...
Category
Early 20th Century American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Wedgwood Porcelain Plaques of the Ships the Great Republic and the Dashing Wave
By Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wedgwood Porcelain plaques of ships
The Great Republic and The Dashing Wave
1976-1981
The pair of Wedgwood porcelain painted plaques eac...
Category
1970s Vintage American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
American Oil Framed Landscape on Academy Board, Hudson Valley, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American school oil landscape on academy board in the original gold gilt molded frame. Landscape depicts Hudson Valley with mountains in the background, trees in the foreground and a...
Category
1820s American Antique American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Giltwood
Oil on Canvas Floral Rose Painting Green Background Orange Roses Giltwood Frame
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Beautiful floral painting depicting amber roses and verdigris background. Canvas stretched on a giltwood hand-carved frame. Back affixed with a hanging wire. Perfect for a gallery wa...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
American Classical Period Scissor-Cut Silhouette by Auguste Edouart, Dated 1845
By Auguste Edouart
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very good 19th century American Classical Period / Empire Period scissor-cut silhouette by Auguste Edouart, depicting the full length figure of a prominent New York gentleman with spectacles in hand, gazing out the window from a partially hand-coloured parlour interior. Set within its original & highly figured bird's eye maple frame & burnished gilt fillet.
Signed & dated lower left, 'Aug. Edouart, fecit 1845, 369 Broadway, New York'.
The reverse referencing a family provenance purportedly associated with a collection having once belonged to a Civil War officer by the name of Nathan Hale...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper, Birdseye Maple
"The EL, New York City" Impressionist Busy Train Station Oil Painting by Willett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist New York City bustling train station city-scene depicting the "EL" train with pedestrians in a starry, yet energetic way. Busy New Yorker’s daily travels with the sun setting on the elevated train. From early childhood to the present, Willett, a natural talent carried on the tradition in the arts. Currently as a painter in the New Hope, Bucks County Impressionist...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
Period Marine Landscape Credited to Warren Sheppard
By Warren W. Sheppard
Located in Roma, IT
This beautiful painting, due to its very high quality of execution, style and era, can be referred to the great artist Warren Sheppard, who specialized in seascapes.
Of great evocati...
Category
19th Century American Antique American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Mid-Century Royal Trust Company Framed Wall Plaque with Indigenous Chief
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This wall plaque is unsigned with respect to the maker, but it is presumed to have been made in Canada in approximately 1950 in a traditional style. The plaque is composed of a very ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Spelter
Fine Romance Hollywood Broadway: the Magic, the Mayhem, Hardcover Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A Fine Romance Hollywood Broadway: The Magic, The Mayhem, The Musicians
By Denkert, Darcie.
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2005. 360 pages.
Darcie covers the love/hate rel...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
American Classical decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique American Classical decorative art for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, paper and other materials. If you’re shopping for used American Classical decorative art made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative art, popular names associated with this style include John James Audubon, Wedgwood, Auguste Edouart, and Mitch Billis. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $145 and tops out at $5,500 while the average work can sell for $1,285.