Beaux Arts Decorative Art
BEAUX ARTS STYLE
Beaux Arts furniture included chairs replicating models from the Renaissance and sofas inspired by Louis XIV. These pieces filled high-ceilinged rooms that featured tapestries fit for a medieval castle and were illuminated by crystal chandeliers reminiscent of those in European palaces. Leon Marcotte Company created furnishings for the White House mimicking the style of Louis XVI, while in France, cabinetmaker Louis Majorelle reproduced 18th-century pieces that would influence his later Art Nouveau style.
Students at the École des Beaux-Arts in 19th-century Paris meticulously sketched Roman and Greek art and architecture as part of a curriculum that elevated the classical world. This reverence for history informed the architecture and design being constructed in the French capital and beyond, where columns and pediments were joined with elements referencing the Renaissance and Baroque eras, culminating in grand civic buildings such as the Palais Garnier opera house constructed under Napoleon III.
Beaux Arts style, also known as Classical Eclecticism for its flamboyant mixing of influences, made its way to the United States in the late 19th century through American architects who studied in Paris, like Richard Morris Hunt and Charles Follen McKim. They designed monumental turn-of-the-century buildings like train stations, libraries, museums and mansions that featured soaring entry halls and grand stairways with nearly every surface embellished, from mosaic floors to stained-glass ceilings. The luxurious interiors of these Beaux Arts buildings, which weren’t crowded with objects as in the Victorian era, matched this spirit of opulence and embraced the past.
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Style: Beaux Arts
Ceramic Wall Panel by Pierre Digan, to La Borne, circa 1970-1975
By Pierre Digan
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic wall panel by Pierre Digan, to La Borne, circa 1970-1975.
The base is in wood.
Very good original conditions.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
"Young Greeks Attending a Cock Fight", Superb Limoges Enamel of Gérôme Painting
By Limoges
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although KPM, the German porcelain firm, is well known for its glazed plaques that copied great European masterwork paintings, Limoges in France did the same, though in enamel, an ar...
Category
1920s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
Wenzel Ulrik Tornøe a Large Oil on Canvas "the Sewing Room"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wenzel Ulrik Tornøe (Danish, 1844-1907) A very fine and large oil on canvas titled "Systue" ("The Sewing Room"). The finely executed artwork depicting the interior of a sewing room w...
Category
19th Century Danish Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Pair of Vintage French Prints by Charles Cobelle
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of vintage French prints by Charles Cobelle. Circa 1950's matted and framed.
Charles Cobelle, born Carl Edelman (1902–1994) was a modern French master of painting, lithography and a fine muralist, who was born in Alsace-Lorraine, France.
He is considered the last link to the great tradition of the Open Line School of Paris.
Cobelle received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from the University of Munich and continued his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.[1] Much more influential in his development, however, were his private studies with Marc Chagall and his apprenticeship in the studio of Raoul Dufy in Menton on the Riviera.
Cobelle lived and painted in Paris until the late 1920s and established himself within the great tradition of the School of Paris.[2] In the late 1920s, Cobelle moved to the United States, where his paintings were immediately sought after by galleries and private collectors alike.[1] Cobelle became a U.S. citizen before the outbreak of World War II.[1] In the late 1940s to 1950s, Cobelle lived in Westport, Connecticut.Charles Cobelle lived in Ridgefield CT in a private lake community called Twixt Hills until his death. [3]
By the 1950s, spurred by the commercial success of his mentor, Dufy, Cobelle had achieved phenomenal success commercially with his Parisian-influenced style.[4] Much like contemporary artists and designers at the time, his designs graced a number of pottery patterns for various pottery companies, including Midwinter Stylecraft...
Category
1950s Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Wall Ceramic Sculpture with White and Green Glazes Decoration, circa 1950-1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A wall ceramic sculpture with white and green glazes decoration.
In the style of sainte radegonde.
Perfect original conditions.
Circa 1960.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Big Wall Decoration Ceramic Plate by Roger Collet, Vallauris, circa 1980
By Roger Collet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A big wall decoration ceramic plate by Roger Collet.
Green and blue, white glazes decoration.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base "Collet".
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Lucien DeLarue 'French, 1927 - 2011' Oil on Canvas French Harbor Scene
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Oil on canvas depicting a highly detailed French harbor scene with barren trees criss-crossing over the structures below, the serene waters filled with vessels and piers, perhaps a b...
Category
20th Century European Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Lucien DeLarue 'French, 1927 - 2011' Oil on Canvas French Harbor Scene in Paris
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Oil on canvas depicting a French harbor scene with nearly barren trees in the foreground with branches criss-crossing across the structures, an aqueduct to the right, the reflective ...
Category
20th Century European Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Antique Wooden Friezes also for Wall Lamps
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/5834 - Pair of thin antique wooden friezes with golden berries. It's not easy to find these antique friezes because they are always broken or w...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Signed Maison Jansen Boiserie, France
Located in Stamford, CT
Signed Maison Jansen boiserie panel with oval medallion decoration.
Category
1940s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Mod Women Black and White 60s Portret West German Clothes Hangers
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage West German clothes hangers by Ges. Gesch. 1970s. Molded white plastic with groovy black printed portraits of six women. Dimensions: 36W x 36H x .5D cm.
Category
1960s German Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Plastic
Custom Art Wood Frame by DELF Paris France
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Custom Art wood frame by DELF cadres d'Art, Paris France.
The DELF Paris store is located in 8th arrondissement, in the heart of the Champs Élysées-Faubourg Saint-Honoré district.
...
Category
Late 20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Panel by Camille Virot, circa 1990-2000
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
A ceramic panel by Camille Virot.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed at the base,
Circa 1990-2000.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Wall Ceramic Sculpture by Clementine Dupré with Anthracite Glaze Decoration
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A wall ceramic sculpture by Clementine Dupré with anthracite (IT ' S NOT BLACK) glaze decoration.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Wall Ceramic Sculpture by Clementine Dupré with Anthracite Glaze Decoration
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A wall ceramic sculpture by Clementine Dupré with anthracite (It's Not Black) glaze decoration.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Wall Ceramic Sculpture by Clementine Dupré with Anthracite Glaze Decoration
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A wall ceramic sculpture by Clementine Dupré with anthracite (IT ' S NOT BLACK) glaze decoration.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Wall Ceramic Sculpture by Clementine Dupré with Anthracite Glaze Decoration
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A wall ceramic sculpture by Clementine Dupré with anthracite ( IT ' S NOT BLACK ) glaze decoration.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique pie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Wall Ceramic Sculpture by Clementine Dupré with Black-Green Glaze Decoration
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A wall ceramic sculpture by Clementine Dupré with black- green (anthracite) glaze decoration.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Wall Ceramic Sculpture by Clementine Dupré with Anthracite Glaze Decoration
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A wall ceramic sculpture by Clementine Dupré with anthracite ( IT ' S NOT BLACK ) glaze decoration.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique pie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Wall Panel by Pierre Digan, to La Borne, circa 1970-1975
By Pierre Digan
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic wall panel by Pierre Digan, to La Borne, circa 1970-1975.
The base is in wood.
Very good original conditions.
A set of 9 similar panels is available.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Ceramic "Claustra" or Screen by Denis Castaing, 2019
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An exceptional ceramic "Claustra" or screen with brown glaze decoration by Denis Castaing.
This claustra is composed of 40 pieces and 5 metal structures.
Each piece is signed.
This p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Charcoal Portrait in Neoclassic Style
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This early 20th century portrait depicts the bust of a man on pedestal, drawn from a sculptural piece in charcoal. These were popular 19th century renditions usually done in a neocla...
Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Fruitwood, Paper
Painting by Marcel Delmotte Entitled "Le dialogue du silence", 1979
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A painting by Marcel Delmotte entitled "Le Dialogue du silence".
Unique piece.
Good conditions.
Sold with the original frame,
1979.
Dimensions :
Without frame / 90 x 120 cm / 3...
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Engraving of Morocco Street Scene Signed Ch Manuel, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
Original engraving of a Moroccan street scene signed by the artist Ch Manuel, circa 1920.
Numbered 16 of 350
French colonial
This will be ship...
Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Abstract Painting with Mixt Technique by Marcel Poulet, 2000
By Marcel Poulet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An abstract painting with mixt technique by Marcel Poulet.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed and dated at the base "Marcel Poulet, 2000".
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Exceptional Ceramic Wall by Denis Castaing, Composed of 19 Pieces, 2017
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An exceptional ceramic wall decoration by Denis Castaing composed of 19 pieces.
Unique piece.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed and sold with a “Certificate of Authenticity”,
2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Wall Panel by Pierre Digan, to La Borne, circa 1970-1975
By Pierre Digan
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic wall panel by Pierre Digan, to La Borne, circa 1970-1975.
The base is in wood.
Very good original conditions.
A set of 9 similar panels is available.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Engraving of Morocco Street Scene signed Ch Manuel, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
Original engraving of a Moroccan street scene signed by the artist Ch Manuel, circa 1920
Numbered 29 of 350
French colonial
This will be shipp...
Category
1920s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Italian Neapolitan Pair of Gouache Views, Mid 19th Century
Located in CH
Pair of Mid 19th century Italian Neapolitan views, gouache on paper.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Hans Zatzka a Very Fine Oil on Canvas "Flowers of the Alps"
By Hans Zatzka
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hans Zatzka (Austrian, 1859-1945) a superb quality oil on canvas titled "Flowers of the Alps" ("Blumen der Alpen") Depicting young standing and posing young maiden holding a wicker b...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Giltwood
Beaux Arts decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Beaux Arts decorative art for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, 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, building and garden elements, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Beaux Arts decorative art made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative art, popular names associated with this style include Clémentine Dupré, Pierre Digan, Lucien Delarue, and Denis Castaing. 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 $647 and tops out at $124,500 while the average work can sell for $2,372.