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Period: 1930s
"Standing Male Nude", Pencil Drawing by William Littlefield, 1937
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Powerfully expressed, with the angular stylization characteristic of Art Deco decorative art, this pencil drawing was executed in 1937 by William Littlefield. The artist was fascina...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Framed Portrait Drawing Nino by Diego Rivera with Paperwork
By Diego Rivera
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: Diego Rivera (Mexican; 1886-1957)
Title: Nino
Medium: Color pencils, charcoal, work on paper
Year: 1934
Image size: 11.25" x 17.5"
A framed drawing on paper by celebrated Mex...
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Mexican Modern Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
"Male Nude Holding Child Aloft, " Large Art Deco Drawing by Master Muralist
By Robert Hale Ives Gammell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Drawn by Robert Hale Ives Gammell, this depiction of a nude male figure holding a stylized child aloft is brilliant evidence of the artist's mastery of draughtsmanship. Gammell loved...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
"Nude Study, " Rare and Important Drawing by John Grabach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although this drawing depicts a male nude, the artist here is clearly focusing on the power of his arms, hands and legs in particular. John Grabach, best known for his cityscapes and...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Charcoal, Paper
Enchanting Handwritten Antique Parchment: A Timeless Spanish Treasure
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
This original antique parchment, meticulously handwritten and seemingly in Latin, is a remarkable piece originating from Spain. With its captivating aesthetics, this item exudes a pr...
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Macedonian Country Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
"Standing Male Nude, " Study for Mural by Allyn Cox, U.S. Capitol Painter
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This strong and confident drawing of a standing male nude was made by Allyn Cox, probably for one of an array of murals he painted in the 1920s, 30s and 40s, starting with an series of paintings for the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at UCLA in 1925. Son of Kenyon Cox...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Interior Scene Original Watercolor, Ink and Gouache Drawing, Spain, 1930s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Colonial Indoor home scene. Original watercolor, ink and gouache drawing on vellum paper, Project for a home decoration. Cabinet maker archives stamp top Lef: 'J. Anguera. Ca...
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Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Other
Selection of 1930s Academic Study Drawings of Male Nudes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of 1930's Academic Study Drawings of Male Nudes, hand drawn by Carl De Zeeuw, American, circa 1930's. The price noted below is for EACH dra...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Selection of 1930s Academic Study Drawings of Male Nudes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of 1930's Academic Study Drawings of Male Nudes, hand drawn by Carl De Zeeuw, American, circa 1930's. The price noted below is for EACH dra...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
"Contemplation, " Brilliantly-Hued Pastel Drawing of Standing Male Nude by Cox
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sensuous and vividly-hued, this pastel drawing of a standing male nude with his head resting against the wall was made by Allyn Cox, son of the famous muralist Kenyon Cox...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
"Reclining Male Nude", Important Drawing by Edward Wolfe, Duncan Grant's Circle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This important, beautifully rendered drawing of a reclining male nude figure was made by Edward Wolfe, who was born in South Africa but spent much of his career in Great Britain in the company of Duncan Grant and other celebrated gay artists. A year after arriving in England in 1916, Roger Fry invited Wolfe to join the Omega Workshops, where he painted and designed furniture with strong colors influenced by the Fauvist movement. Wolfe connected to Grant and the Bloomsbury Group...
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British Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Interior Bedroom Scene Original Watercolor, Ink and Gouache Drawing Spain, 1930s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish neoclassical style bedroom indoor home scene. Original watercolor, ink and gouache drawing on vellum paper, project for a home deco...
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Spanish Neoclassical Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Other
"Two Nudes with Columned Facade, " Art Deco Drawing w/ Male Nudes, England
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully drawn, clearly by an important artist, this depiction of two nude male figures sitting in the foreground of a columned facade -- perhaps alluding to the Classical sculpture of ancient Greece -- is not signed, perhaps due to the subtly homoerotic nature of the scene. The two figures have the solidity and gravity of high style Art Deco art, and may represent the academic, early work of a great master such as Glyn Philpot or John Craxton...
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British Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
"Seated Black Nude, " Important and Rare Drawing by John Grabach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
John Grabach, best known for his cityscapes and genre scenes, much coveted by collectors in America, was also a master of the nude, which this drawing amply demonstrates. This exampl...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
"Devil and Nude, " Large, Important Drawing by Harlem Renaissance Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary and rare drawing produced by one of the great artists associated with the Harlem Renaissance, this depiction of a devil figure whis...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
"Male Nude, " Early and Fine Drawing by William Baziotes at National Academy
By William Baziotes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although William Baziotes is justifiably famous for his Surrealist and Biomorphic paintings later in his career, his extraordinary talent is evident in his early works as well. This ...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
"Dance of the Three Nudes, " Art Deco-Mannerist Drawing w/ Male Figures, 1935
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Drawn in rich, ruddy sanguine, and with a confident, bravura hand, this depiction of three nude males -- all exaggeratedly tall and elastic-limbed -- shows the figures engaging in a ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Pair of Rare Signed Art Deco Lithographs by Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of rare signed Art Deco lithographs by Boris Lovet-Lorski. Lacquered wood frames.
Boris Lovet-Lorski (1894-1973), sculptor, lithographer, and painter who contributed significantly to the American Art Deco movement, was born in Lithuania in 1894.
Trained as an architect at the Royal Academy in Petrograd, Boris Lovet-Lorski was very aware of volume and structural space. His architectural background combined with other influences like the flattened aesthetic of Art Deco, produce a distinctly original style. Along with his idealized subjects, the originality and artistry of his design quickly won the young sculptor...
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Lithuanian Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
"Standing Male Nude, " Preparatory Drawing by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This ethereal drawing by Dunbar Beck demonstrates his mastery of the human figure, with antecedents in Renaissance and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Beck was one of America's most accomp...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
Bernard Boutet de Monvel, Framed Drawing Made Crossing Sarhara, France, c. 1922
Located in New York, NY
One of a series of drawings Bernard Boutet de Monvel made circa 1922 while participating in the Croisière Citroën, an expedition comprising scientists and artists who traversed the S...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Sir Jacob Epstein 'Reclining Nude' Pencil Drawing
Located in Sharon, CT
Important Sir Jacob Epstein drawing. Signed pencil on paper life drawing of the Indian Woman 'Sunita'. Drawing itself 14 3/4" x 21 1/2", framed and glazed 25 1/4" 32".
Provenance: Al Ross...
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English Modern Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Art Deco, Tiger, Early 20th Century, Charcoal and Gouache on Paper, Drawing
Located in Dresden, DE
P. E. Millet
(France, early 20th century)
TIGER
Executed 1937
Charcoal and gouache on paper, 64 x 93 cm
Signed and dated lower left: P. E. MILLET 37
Athletically well-trained, mus...
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European Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
French School Teacher Educational Paintings "La Pipe", circa 1930s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Painted by a school teacher in rural Hautes Pyrenees, France. Based on the Toto, Lili, Rene and Jojo French educational stories. It is likely that the s...
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French Folk Art Vintage 1930s Drawings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Leda and the Swan", Two Art Deco Studies by William Hunt Diederich
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Famous for his attenuated, highly stylized horses, hounds and other animals, often executed in iron or ceramic, William Hunt Diederich was one o...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
"Multiple Male Nudes, " drawing by Ben Messick
By Ben Messick
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The cluster of knotty male nudes depicted in this high-energy drawing by Ben Messick illustrates his mastery of mural painting and animation. He worked as a sketch artist at the Disn...
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American Vintage 1930s Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
1920 Giandante X Italian Futurism Art Drawing
By Giandante X
Located in Brescia, IT
Futurist Drawing
Giandante X
Italy, 1920-1930
Drawing on paper with wood frame.
"Giandante X" signed with red pencil
Excellent Condiction
Paper size: 23 x h 29 cm
Giandante X (Mil...
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Italian Futurist Vintage 1930s Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Suite of 26 Art Deco Nude Alphabet Pen and Ink Drawings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Suite of 26 Art Deco nude alphabet pen and ink drawings, American, circa 1930s. Perfect for an old school country club, bar, or gentleman's study. Framed in cle...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Glass
Art Déco lithograph "Aigle with hare" by Paul Jouve. France 1930s. Signed.
By Paul Jouve
Located in Köln, NW
Art Déco lithograph "Aigle with hare" by Paul Jouve. France 1930s.
Paul Jouve (1878-1973) was a very famous French animal painter and sculptor of the Art Déco era.
The eagle is a we...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Wood, Paper
"Battle of the Gods, " Mural Preparatory Drawing by Dunbar Beck, Art Deco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of drama and a tour de force of figurative drawing heavily influenced by Renaissance masters, this piece was made by Dunbar Beck in preparation for a large mural painting...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
"Modern Greek Frieze with Horse, " Extremely Rare WPA-Period Watercolor, 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully composed and subtly colored in hues of pale, pale blue and rusty red, this frieze-like composition features two female figures in Classical Greek robes...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Selection of 1930s Academic Study Drawings of Male Nudes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of 1930's Academic Study Drawings of Male Nudes, hand drawn by Carl De Zeeuw, American, circa 1930's. The price noted below is for EACH dra...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Emilio Terry 1930s "Louis XVII Style" Bed
By Emilio Terry
Located in New York, NY
Emilio Terry -- architect, interior, and furniture designer -- was the inventor and sole-practitioner of what was drolly referred to as his “Louis XVII style...
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French Neoclassical Revival Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
"Indian Dance", Drawing Depicting Native Americans by Jean Target, France
By Jean Target
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This depiction of two Native American men in full headdresses, dancing in the company of three women, arm in arm, is evidence of Western Europe's fascination with American Indian cul...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
Materials
Paint
"Man with Wavy Hair, " 1930s Portrait in Pastel, Sanguine by Porter Woodruff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This portrait of a handsome young man with cleft chin, wavy hair and a steady gaze was drawn by Porter Woodruff in pastel and sanguine on pale yellow paper in the 1930s. The artist is best known for his paintings and illustrations for Vogue magazine -- one of five American fashion illustrators who worked for the magazine -- as well as House & Garden. Woodruff was born in Tennessee, but spent much of his creative life in Paris and Tunisia, where he lived with Georges Sébastian, an important Hungarian-born, French orchestra...
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North American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
"Seated Man", Fine Drawing of Nude Male Figure by Woodruff, Vogue Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finely drawn and quiet in mood, this lovely drawing by Porter Woodruff depicts a seated, nude male figure from the side, his arms crossed on his knees and his eyes looking into the d...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Enchanting Handwritten Antique Parchment: A Timeless Spanish Treasure
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
This original antique parchment, meticulously handwritten and seemingly in Latin, is a remarkable piece originating from Spain. With its captivating aesthetics, this item exudes a pr...
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Macedonian Country Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Pair of Circus Medrano Chalk Illustrations by André Legrand-Chabrier
Located in valatie, NY
Cirque Medrano chalk Illustrations by André Legrand-Chabrier. André Legrand-Chabrier (1876-1945) was a French novelist, journalist, illustrator and chron...
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French Vintage 1930s Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Drawing of head
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Drawing of women head
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European Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Winold Reiss (attributed) Art Deco Fashion Watercolor
By Winold Reiss
Located in Sharon, CT
An American Art Deco 'fashion plate', in period and in a Winold Reiss style. Reiss, was an artist and designer of many styles, and this unsigned watercolor is in the style of his Emp...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Carpet Sketch, Blue
Located in Paris, FR
Watercolor and ink on paper.
Signed and dated lower right.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Early 20th century charcoal on paper, study of a bust
Located in Allentown, PA
This is an early 20th century Charcoal on paper study of a bust. This artist study has been beautifully executed in black charcoal on India paper. This artist study is of a classical...
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American Greco Roman Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Italian Futurist Medical Sketch of a Campaign Against Tuberculosis 1930
Located in Milan, IT
Sketch for a poster against tuberculosis "Donate money for the poor sick ones with tuberculosis" made using a mixed technique of pastel and watercolor for the Italian National Campai...
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Italian Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Drawing on Paper by Filippo De Pisis, Authenticated Pandolfini, 1930s
Located in taranto, IT
pencil on paper by filippo de pisis from 1931,
21 x 30 cm, authentic pandolfini with auction catalog
Very good condition, as shown in the photos, already framed
signed in penc...
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Italian Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Reproduction of the "Holy Virgin" by the engraver Flipart
Located in Palermo, IT
Reproduction of a Flipart engraving, "The Holy Virgin". He made reproductions from contemporary artists, often burdened by severe chiaroscuro.
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French Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Bernard Boutet de Monvel, Framed Drawing Made Crossing Sarhara, France, c. 1922
Located in New York, NY
One of a series of drawings Bernard Boutet de Monvel made circa 1922 while participating in the Croisière Citroën, an expedition comprising scientists and artists who traversed the S...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Set of Working Drawings, 1930, for a Free Masons Lodge, Schwind Gasse, Vienna
By Abarchitects
Located in Vienna, Austria
This is a rare set of 5 drawings concerning the Free Masons Lodge on the Schwind Gasse number 8, in the 4th district of Vienna.
The drawings were made in ...
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Austrian Jugendstil Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
1930s Antique Project of the Ship Ortac Morgan Giles Shipyard Uffa Fox archives
Located in Milan, IT
Project of the ship Ortac; launched in 1937 at the Morgan Giles shipyard, length 10.68m overall, width 3.39m, it has a mast rather tail-heavy and it won many races of RORC class. Mea...
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British Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Signed Ink Drawing by Henry de Waroquier, France 1930s
Located in New York, NY
Niobe Greek mythology theme
signed,
1938
framed (1 chip off on frame finish).
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French Vintage 1930s Drawings
1930s Vintage Project of the Ship Ortac Morgan Giles shipyard Uffa Fox archives
Located in Milan, IT
Project of the ship Ortac; launched in 1937 at the Morgan Giles shipyard, length 10.68m overall, width 3.39m, it has a mast rather tail-heavy and it won many races of RORC class. Mea...
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British Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Italian Medical Futurist Sketch of a Poster of a Campaing to Fight Tuberculosis
Located in Milan, IT
Sketch for a Futurist poster, 1930s, "National Campaign against tuberculosis," made using a mixed technique of pastel and watercolor for the Italian National Campaign to fight tuberc...
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Italian Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Interior Bedroom Scene Original Watercolor, Ink and Gouache Drawing, Spain 1930s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish classical bedroom indoor home scene. Original watercolor, ink and gouache drawing on vellum paper, Project for a home decoration. Cabinet maker archives stamp at the bottom p...
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Spanish Neoclassical Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Other
Italy 1939s Sketch Futurist Poster "Day of Two Crosses" Against Tuberculosis
Located in Milan, IT
Sketch of the futurist poster "Day of two crosses, 16th April 1939, XVII", mixed technique of pastel and water-color, for an Italian campaign against tuberculosis, to inform people a...
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Italian Futurist Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Bernard Boutet de Monvel, Framed Drawing Made Crossing Sarhara, France, c. 1922
Located in New York, NY
One of a series of drawings Bernard Boutet de Monvel made circa 1922 while participating in the Croisière Citroën, an expedition comprising scientists and artists who traversed the S...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
"Progress of Civilization" Art Deco Masterpiece by Muralist Aiden Lassell Ripley
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In this remarkable drawing, famed muralist Lassell Ripley depicts primitive man, warming himself by the fire with little to wear, looking into the distance toward the bright, white Art Deco spires of modern civilization. The contrast of early mankind with the advances of 1930s America is inspiring and beautiful, and Ripley clearly draw this to prepare for a mural project, probably unexecuted. Ripley is best known for his sportsman paintings, highly collectible today, but early in his career he became known for his murals, including several depicting the life of Paul Revere for the post office in Lexington...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
"Picnic Apocryphal, " Sophisticated Art Deco Drawing by Benito, Vogue Pioneer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This large and important drawing was made by Eduardo Benito, the pioneering artist who helped to establish the impossibly sophisticated images of modern...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Louis Sue & André Mare Original Paintings
By Louis Sue, Andre Mare
Located in Encino, CA
Louis Sue & André Mare (1875-1968) - (1885-1932)
Five sketches "Flowers circa 1930"
Very rare watercolor on paper.
Without frame: H 13" x W 17"
With frame: H 18" x W 22" ...
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French Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
Large Drawing of Water Tower at Fort Ethan Allen
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Large drawing of water tower at Fort Ethan Allen in a wood frame. Purchased from an East Hampton Estate. Brown stains on print.
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Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
"Archer and Standing Nude, " Early Art Deco Drawing by Donald De Lue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created early in De Lue's career, possibly when he worked in the New York studio of Bryant Baker, this handsome Art Deco drawing depicts a nude male figur...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Drawings
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Paper
