Art Deco Drawings
ART DECO STYLE
Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
- Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
- Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
- Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
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Style: Art Deco
"Standing Male Nude, " Pastel Drawing by Allyn Cox, US Capitol Muralist
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully executed in warm, roseate colors -- coral, terra cotta, brick and ivory -- this drawing was made by Allyn Cox, probably as a study for one of many murals he was commissioned to paint at the US Capitol...
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1950s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Technical Drawing of Hartungs Regulator, 1925
Located in Praha, CZ
Handmade technical drawing. Signed and stamped in 1925. Ink on a paper. Newly framed in mat anthracit steel frame. Mat glass.
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1920s Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Steel
$527 Sale Price
20% Off
"Wanted This Men", Ink Drawing in Protest of War
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly drawn to protest the induction and destruction of young men in the name of war, this ink sketch depicts three inductees in the British army, surrounded by uniformed officers ...
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1910s British Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
"Black Man Carrying Green Bananas", Art Deco Drawing, 1930s, in Blue & Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Executed in a brilliant palette of sky blue, jade green, ivory and chocolate brown, this striking drawing of a Black male figure carrying a pile of green bananas on his head was done...
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1930s Central American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
Antique Art Deco Framed Louis Icart Etching “Manon”, Signed, Paris circa 1920
By Louis Icart
Located in Bernville, PA
Antique Art Deco Louis Icart print titled "Manon" depicts a woman walking from a carriage. Embossed lower left L.I Paris 6 of 492, pencil signed lower right, framed in a beautiful go...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Other
"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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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
Art Deco Etching a Tangi au Repos by Paul Jauve
By Paul Jouve
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco etching by Paul Jouvé depicting an Oriental scenery.
Made in France
Circa: 1933
Signature: Jouvé.
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20th Century French Art Deco 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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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
Ota Janeček (1919 - 1996) Reclining Nude with Raised Arms cica 1940
Located in CA, CA
Ota Janeček (1919 - 1996) Reclining Nude with Raised Arms, charcoal on paper circa 1940 signed 'Janecek' lower right
Known for his expressive portraits of women this early Janeček n...
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20th Century Czech Art Deco 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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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Charcoal, 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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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
French Art Deco Painting Exotic Woman Holding a Dove Signed Chasquest Dated 1930
By Chasquest
Located in Miami, FL
Vivid and striking, this Classic Art Deco watercolor of an exotic female figure holding a bird in one hand was painted by Chasquest, perhaps as a costume design for a Hollywood produ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
$2,975 Sale Price
21% Off
1920 Varisco & Calderara Architect Art Deco Drawing Home Interior Design
By Tito Varisco
Located in Brescia, IT
Art Deco Home Interior Drawing
Calderara & Tito Varisco Arch.
Milano, 1920
Pencil and Watercolor
Paper on Masoniste
Very good condiction
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1920s European Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Seated Male Nude, " Superb Drawing by Allyn Cox, US Capitol Muralist
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This handsome drawing of a seated male nude, executed in pastel, demonstrates Allyn Cox's superb draftsmanship and mastery of color. Depicting his subject from behind, as he leans to his left, is reminiscent of the work of the great masters from the Renaissance, the 18th century and 19th century. Cox spent 20 years painting and restoring murals at the US Capitol...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
"Gods in the Sky, " Tour de Force, High-Style Art Deco Ink Drawing with Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This virtuosic pen-and-ink drawing shows several gods cavorting with wild-maned horses in an Art Deco galaxy. All the figures are perfectly stylized as if parading across a classical...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
English 1920s Large Charcoal Life Drawing
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
English 1920s framed charcoal figure study of a life drawing class in progress. With remarkable talent the artist has constructed a tense scene dominated by the nude male model at th...
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20th Century English Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Nude Archer, " Bold Ink Drawing with Male Nude, Influenced by Klimt
By Erwin Stolz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and atmospheric, this ink drawing depicts a kneeling nude male figure, his bow arched and his arrow ready to spring forward, surrounded by a flower-bedecked landscape that clearly draws its inspiration from Gustav Klimt's work. To the left, silhouetted against the dark background, a pair of stylized geese -- evidently his target -- are shown flying upward. The sun which dapples the figure of the archer highlights his lithe musculature, and the artist -- Erwin Stolz -- gives the same close attention to the landscape behind. Stolz was well connected to the artistic elite of Vienna, and was friends with Alexander Rothaug...
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1920s Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"I Hear America Singing", Important Art Deco Drawing for White House Piano, 1938
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Filled with floating nude, mythological figures, highly stylized in the Art Deco manner, this study for the lid of the famous grand piano given by the Steinway Company to the White H...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Seated Man, Two Positions", Drawing of Half-Nude Male Figure by Ulen, 1930s
By Paul Ulen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully and sensitively drawn by Paul Ulen, this single sheet includes two images of a half-nude male figure, seated and reclining, wearing loose worker pants and sporting a fashionable 1930s haircut. In each case, the figure's strong, muscular body is expressed in tones of light and shadow, confidently drawn in pencil. The gridded background suggests that the figures were studies for a larger wall mural, and indeed, a major mural-esque painting by Ulen, "Bricklayer at Rest," perhaps depicting the same model, is also available from Renaissance Man Antiques...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
Art Deco Black Panther by Paul Jouve
By Paul Jouve
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco etching by French Artist Paul Jouve depicting a Black Panther.
Made in France
Circa: 1930
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20th Century French Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Nudes Among the Ruins, " Vivid Mural Study with Male Nudes by Allyn Cox
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sun-drenched scene, drawn with a vivid palette of bright Mediterranean blues and chalk whites, shows a pattern of gridding by the artist, indicating that this drawing served as ...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
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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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Nude Male with Hand to Chest, " Drawing by Raoul du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Powerful and eloquent, this drawing by Raoul Pene du Bois showcases his mastery of the human figure, expressed with his usual Mannerist approach -- all elongated limbs and stylized p...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
"Apollo, Hyacinthus and Cyparissus, " Exceptional Art Deco Drawing by Goor, 1947
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superbly conceived and executed by Gaston Goor in the late 1940s, when he was at the height of his powers, this drawing brings together three male figures -- all beautifully depicted...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
$6,800 Sale Price
20% Off
French Deco Set of 20 Benedictus Pouchoir Plates of the Portfolio of Variations
By Edouard Benedictus
Located in North Miami, FL
These amazing pouchoir plates are from the French Art Deco portfolio of Edouard Benedictus of textile designs and fabric designs. They are not framed but still remain in the original...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco 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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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
Important and Extremely Rare Franz Hagenauer Drawing '1930/1935'
Located in Vienna, AT
An important, large and extremely rare original Hagenauer drawing of a head sculpture by Franz Hagenauer, from ca. 1930, No. 3080, from the workshop - Karl Hagenauer, Vienna - , samp...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
Original Technical Drawing of Compressor, 1925
Located in Praha, CZ
Handmade technical drawing. Stamped in 1925 by Technical University in Brno. Ink on a paper. Newly framed in mat anthracite steel frame. Mat glass.
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1920s Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Steel
$719 Sale Price
20% Off
"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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1930s French Vintage Art Deco 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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1930s French Vintage Art Deco 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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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
Art Deco Etching a Toureg by Paul Jouve
By Paul Jouve
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco etching depecting a Camel and its rider by french Artist Paul Jouve entitled Touareg.
Signature: P. Jouve
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
Early 20th Century Japanese Black and White Paper Print of Antique Screen
Located in Brescia, IT
Early 20th century Japanese black and white paper print of drawings of 18th century Japanese screen.
This black and white paper print ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
French Art Deco Painting Woman Holding a Flower Signed Chasquest
By Chasquest
Located in Miami, FL
Vivid and striking, classic French Art Deco watercolor of an exotic woman holding a flower in one hand was painted by Chasquest, perhaps as a costume design for a Hollywood productio...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
$2,975 Sale Price
21% Off
"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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1930s British Vintage Art Deco 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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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
Large Original Technical Drawing of Air Compressor, 1925
Located in Praha, CZ
handmade technical drawing. Stamped in 1925 by Technical University in Brno. Ink on a paper. Newly framed in mat anthracit steel frame. Mat glass.
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1920s Czech Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Steel
$964 Sale Price
30% Off
"Herald on Horseback w/ Hound", High Style Art Deco Drawing, W. H. Diederich
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and stunning example of Wilhelm Hunt Diederich's work at the height of the Art Deco era, this drawing depicts a herald on horseback, his trumpet raised high, with an attenuat...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco 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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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paint
Pencil and Watercolour Drawing on Paper by Franz Windhager
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pencil and watercolour drawing on paper by Franz Windhager.
Drawing by Franz Windhager, 1879-1959, voyage en Italie, femme assise dénudée, pencil and watercolour on framed paper.
Dr...
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20th Century European Art Deco Drawings
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Wood, Paper
"Three Dancers", Bold Drawing of Three Male Nude Figures, 1930s, English
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and full of energy, this pen and ink drawing depicts three nude male figures, their arms upraised, caught in mid pose as they dance across the room. Although it is not signed, ...
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Man with Driving Cap", 1923 Cubist-Influenced Art Deco Drawing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Compellingly drawn in a Cubist-influenced Art Deco manner, this strong and vivid portrait of a man in a driving cap was made by Misha Reznikoff, a Ukranian-American artist. Reznikof...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Left Jab", Compelling Drawing of Boxer by Luis Mora, Pencil on Paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This lithe portrait of a slim boxer throwing a left jab, executed in pencil on thin paper, was executed by Francis Luis Mora, a rare example of an American artist with Uruguayan heri...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
"Allegory, " Art Deco-Cubist Drawing with Multiple Nude Male Figures, circa 1920s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superbly conceived and executed, this Cubist-influenced Art Deco drawing shows four nude male figures, three below in various stages of surprise and exclamation, and a Christ-like figure above, gesturing to them in peace. The scene may be a modern day allusion to several Biblical stories of the risen Christ appearing to his followers, including on the road to Emmaus...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
Leon Kroll Charcoal Study for Central Panel of Worcester Mural
By Leon Kroll 1
Located in Sharon, CT
Important Leon Kroll charcoal on prepared illustration board.
Unsigned but annotated verso in the artist's hand: 'Study of head for woman with children...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
1920s Academic Study Drawing of a Male Nude Model by Luigi Lobito, Italy 1927
Located in Berlin, DE
This fantastic 1920s Academic Study Drawing of a Male Nude Model by Luigi Lobito was done in Italy 1927.
It is framed.
A unique piece which is a great eye-catcher for your antique, ...
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
$712 Sale Price
40% Off
Original Framed Art Deco Jewelry Box Drawing by French Decorator Claude Cior
Located in Miami, FL
Interesting French pencil drawing by famous French decorator and designer Claude Cior from the Art Deco era. Featuring a typical 1920/30s jewelry box.
N...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco 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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1930s Lithuanian Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Glass, Paper, Wood
Art Deco Black Panther by Paul Jouve
By Paul Jouve
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco etching of walking black panther by french artist Paul Jouve signed on the lower left side.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Drawings
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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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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Wood, Paper, Glass
$1,600 Sale Price / set
42% Off
"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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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
Original Landscape Drawing by Leonce Pelletier Dated 1937
Located in Miami, FL
Very well drawn art piece signed Leonce Pelletier, dated 1937.
This landscape art is very subtle and would look great in a contemporary or traditiona...
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20th Century French Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Nude Pan Figure with Pipe, " Fabulous, Large Art Deco Mythological Drawing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Artists in both America and Europe were fascinated with mythological scenes and ancient tales in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, and increasingly gave their gods, goddesses and other figures a powerful physicality and sensuality. This drawing by the Belgian artist, Paul Daxhelet, is a stunning example. Here he depicts a nude male Pan figure...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Drawings
Art Deco Crouching Tiger by Paul Jove
By Paul Jouve
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco Original Etching by Paul Jouve, depicting a Crouching Tiger.
Made in France.
Circa: 1930.
Signature: Jouve.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
French Art Deco Black and White Framed Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Deco black and white framed drawing.
Beautifully executed stylized French Art Deco black and white drawing in a giltwood frame wit...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Rear View, " Superb Ink Drawing by John K. Green, Circle of Benjamin Britten
By John Kenneth Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finely detailed in ink on paper, this drawing of a nude male figure's back side was made by John Kenneth Green, a prolific and successful English artist who is best known for his portraits. Green came from Suffolk, England, and won a scholarship to study at the Slade School of Fine Art, after which he traveled and exhibited widely, including a trip to America in the early 1930s which led to an exhibition at Feragil Galleries in New York. He had a place in a circle of gay artists, and in 1943 painted a lovely portrait of one of England's foremost gay couples -- Benjamin Britten...
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
"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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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
André Lhote (1885 - 1962) Abstract Pencil Drawing, 1920's
By André Lhote
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
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Pencil drawing by french artist André Lhote (1885 - 1962). A seated nude woman drawn in Lhote’s atelier, circa 1920. This work is framed behind glass and is signed on the low...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Wrestlers, Runners, Warriors, Equestrian", Early Drawings, Paul Cadmus, 1930s
By Paul Cadmus
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Drawn during the time when Paul Cadmus produced some of his most famous -- and infamous -- paintings with satiric themes such as "Shore Leave" and "The Fleet's in," but presaging his lifelong interest in the male nude, this set of four scenes depict male figures in scenes that would be familiar to artists going back to Roman and Greek times. One scene depicts two nudes in a wrestling match, another shows several nude figures in a headlong run, a third shows two men in battle, and the fourth depicts a nude figure taming a rearing horse. No doubt inspired by Classical sculptures, this set of drawings captures the energy and dynamics of interacting male figures, but without the very fine detail that he would bring to his countless male nude drawings in the 1950s, 60s and later. The drawings are signed, and the reverse retains an owner's label indicating the drawing was in the collection of William Tregoning, a gallerist who amassed a large collection of male figural art...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
$6,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Drawing for General Electric/Jeep, possibly by Rockwell Kent
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This original drawing was created for an advertisement by General Electric for its portable power generators, here shown powering a saw wielded by two lumberjacks. Attributed to Roc...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco drawings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco drawings for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage drawings created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, paper and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco drawings made in a specific country, there are Baltic States, Europe, and Lithuania pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original drawings, popular names associated with this style include and Boris Lovet-Lorski. 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 drawings differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,400 and tops out at $2,400 while the average work can sell for $2,400.
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