"Headlock, " Art Deco Painting with Wrestling Theme by Littlefield, 1941

Gorgeous in conception and execution, this vivid and beautiful watercolor rendering, original to the 1930s, depicts an airy and open living space in 1930s modern style. The dramatic black stone...

A gouache painting of an elegant flapper, executed in vivid red and green hues, by Jane E. Messick for the Christmas, 1926 issue of the "Echo" magazine published by the prestigious Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. Befitting the holiday theme, this figure is depicted with holly leaves for hair -- closely fitting her head like a 1920's bathing cap -- with a stained glass rose...

A wonderful example of Art Deco painting by William Hentschel, this piece also reflects the influence of Surrealism in the stylized arch that seems to be made of fabric, and the plat...

A brilliant and arresting example of high-style Art Deco painting from the late 1920s, this exotic scene of a female figure -- no doubt a royal or divine personage -- riding an elephant, accompanied by a procession of retainers and servants, was painted by Cesare Bentivoglio...

Painted by William Hentschel, one of Rookwood Pottery's most celebrated artisans in the Art Deco era, this very rare gouache depicts a half-nude female figure carrying a basket fille...

One of the wildest and most free-spirited depictions of the Europa and the Bull legend we have seen, this painting by Georges Darcy shows Europa with a wi...

Abstract Expressionist painting entitled "All Manner Of Thing," by William H Littlefield (1902-1969). Littlefield was a Provincetown and New York painter who studied under Hans Hofma...

Circa 1970, we offer this rare Mexican wrestler painting.

Circa 1970, we offer this rare Mexican wrestler painting.

Late 20th century modernist oil painting of Greco Roman wrestlers done in the classical style. By David Loeb. Oil on handmade paper. Signed on reverse and dated 1989. Loeb was born in 1953 and raised in Chappaqua, New York, David Loeb’s mother and her identical twin were painters, and he has been painting since childhood. He studied with Gillian Pederson-Krag at Cornell University; Reed Kay at Boston University; Louis Finkelstein, Wolf Kahn and Philip Guston at the Yale Summer School of Art and Music; and attended graduate school at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he studied with Robert Barnes...

Exceptional oil painting on masonite by Raphael Delorme (1885-1962) representing Venus with doves on a beautiful garden landscape background. Signed at the bottom. A certificate by...

Art Deco painting elegant lady with book by Alfredo Luxoro, Italy 1859-1918. Oil on canvas. Ca. 1910. Handmade silver leaf frame by Gehring & Heijdenrijk. With Certificate of Au...