1920s Paintings

Capture the serene and luminous atmosphere of a traditional European harbor with this exquisite vintage oil painting. The composition portrays a cluster of coastal fishing boats with...

Grossglockner, Austrian Alps, Willi Hans Schwarz An oil-on-canvas painting depicting the Großglockner massif, a refined work by Willi Hans Schwarz. A fine selection of luxury mountai...

Italian painting from the first half of the 20th century. Oil on board painting depicting a mountain view, Croda Rossa D'Ampezzo (Hohe Gaisl) seen from the valley floor. The painting...

Pair of tall, narrow decorative panels in dark-stained moulded wooden frames, each painted in the neoclassical taste on a warm golden ground. The complementary compositions feature f...

An especially fine example of high style Art Deco design and painting in 1920s Sweden, this depiction of a fashionable woman wearing a dress enriched with stylized flowers was painte...

Antique Jeno Dukai Takach Oil Painting of Sheep in a Landscape.

This original painting for the cover of Eva magazine, depicting a high fashion model with a lavishly feathered hat, was painted by Wilhelm Kåge, best known as the designer behind the...

Richly colored and stunningly beautiful, this 1920s depiction of a female figure in Classic Greek garb, her hair in a bun and her dress radiantly dyed candy-apple red, was painted by...

Small Still-life Flower Bouquet Oil Painting in Gilded Vintage Frame made by Danish Artist Emmy Thornam in the 1920s. * Still-life oil painting of a flower bouquet. Gilded vintage f...

Pair of circa 1920's Italian still life paintings. Measurements: Height: 50.25" Width: 26.25" Depth: 1.5"

Giuseppe Casciaro, Ischia, 1929. Giuseppe Casciaro (1861-1941) Amalfi coast landscape with watchtower on the island of Ischia. Pastel and gouache on card. Signed and dated 19 Feb VII...

Painted by the renowned muralist, Barry Faulkner, in 1929 for the ceiling of the Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall in Hartford, Connecticut, this remarkable Art Deco study depicts Canes Venatici, or the Herdsman holding two hounds, Asterion and Chara, by the leash as they chase Ursa Major around the Pole. The overall theme of the ceiling mural is "Drama" and it is reputed to be the largest and most ambitious in America, featuring the allegorical figure of Drama surrounded by the constellations and the Zodiac, as well as modern symbols of America including Al Jolson...

This quintessential Art Deco scene, with its nymph in Arabian costume offering a dish of water to a spotted fawn, was painted by Einar Petersen, a California artist known for his exo...

Rare Japanese Taisho period Bijin-ga style painting of a beautiful woman in period kimono holding a fan, circa 1920. Bijin-ga is a Japanese term used to describe paintings or pict...

A brilliant example of California Impressionist painting, this view of the East Bay hills shimmering in pink, purple, jade and periw...

A true Art Deco masterpiece, painted as a final study for one of a series of large murals for the National Elks Memorial in Chicago, finished in 1926, this large gold-hued scene depi...

Hand-painted Japanese silk scroll entitled 'Early Spring' depicting a cavalryman in intricately detailed armor returning home on his horse with his private infantry support by his si...

A richly colored floral still life with roses, peonies, chrysanthemums and other blooms spilling from a classical urn against a deep blue-black ground, with fruit and grapes scattere...

French painting from the first half of the 20th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting pleasant countryside view with village and sea in the background in impressionist style. Pain...

Framed Oil on Canvas, "A Day at the Beach" by Elisabeth R Fulda, NY, 1879-1968. Elisabeth (Elizabeth) Rungius Fulda was a painter, sculptor and etcher. This impressionistic painting ...

This artwork is believed to be an original 1922 watercolor cityscape of Cairo, signed by the artist 0. Sandez in the bottom left corner, capturing a richly detailed architectural sc...

O/8272 - Italian school about 1920 - This pair of still life oil paintings depict flowers on copper are in their original frames. They ...

Presenting an intriguing oil on canvas, a copy of El Greco's famous work "The Nobleman with His Hand on His Chest." This artwork is signed by the artist and dated 1924, and it is in ...

A vivid and striking example of Art Deco painting, this depiction of St. Sebastian in tones of gold and pink-papaya shows the figure with a rich, brown complexion, wounded with four ...

Gorgeously detailed and voluptuously painted, this superb depiction of pan playing his pipes in a paradise full of extravagant life -- including rabbits, squirrels, crested birds and...

Deer under maples Late Taisho period, circa 1925-1930 Pair of two-panel screens. Ink and pigment on silk. Signature: Goho Seal: Goho A pair of two-fold Japanese silk screens...

The Netherlands / 1920 / Painting / Henri Wouters / canvas, wood / Classic / Antique Beautiful oil painting in baroque wooden and gilded frame by the Dutch Artist Henri Wouters titl...

Richard Geiger Large Oil on Canvas Master Painting Scene of the Commedia dell’arte. The Commedia dell’arte is an early form of theater in Italy. Various performers in the troupe w...

Composition by Mikael Pasternak, 1920. Gouache on Paper, 62 x 51 cm. Mikael Pasternak (born 1905 in Riga, died 1967 in Virum) came around 1920 at a very young age to the Academy of Fine Arts in Riga, where he was trained as a painter and draftsman. On a study trip to Paris he met the young Danish girl, Anne Margrethe Petersen from Roskilde and married her in 1927.⁠ The couple lived in Riga, where Pasternak was a cartoonist for weeklies and newspapers. ⁠ ⁠ When Pasternak came to Denmark in 1935, he started drawing at Politiken's Sunday supplement "Magasinet", which had its heyday from 1922-1963. The magazine was very popular due to cartoonists such as Aage Sikker Hansen, Arne Ungermann, Ib Andersen and Mikael Pasternak.⁠ ⁠ In the beginning, he also decorated shop windows. During the war, the family lived in Hulby near Slagelse, and he was a regular cartoonist at Sorø Amtstidende.⁠ ⁠ Later, the family moved to Copenhagen, and Pasternak became a freelance artist. Among other things. he was a regular illustrator at Svikmøllen from 1946-1954 - and for many years he provided illustrations for Illustreret Familie Journal.⁠ ⁠ His postcard production is not large; but shortly after he came to Denmark around 1936-37, he made a series of lovely Christmas postcards...

Superbly painted in a brilliant palette of gold, deep pink, green and gray, this quintessential Art Deco illustration depicts a golden female figure with a fashionable hat...

France, 1920s Art Deco Gouache on paper Stylized portrait of a woman in profile on geometric background in grey, black and cream tones. 20 x 16 framed.

Max Finné (German, c.1880-c.1960) A Portrait of the Hanseatic merchant Georg Giese, copied from the original of Hans Holbein the Younger by Max Finné, 1922-23. signed lower left: M...

A magnificent and powerful oil on canvas depicting a lush floral still life with vibrant red poppies, nestled alongside delicate blue and white accent flowers. This exquisite piece ...

This colorful and vivid painting depicting Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem, with a forecourt crowded with priests and onlookers, is by Henry Soulen, one of the great masters of illustr...

A stunning set of four Japanese silk mounted vertical hanging scrolls. Dating from C.1920 Taisho Period. The watercolour and ink on silk depicts a larg...

This lovely, high style Art Deco painting depicts a pale female figure in blond ringlets, an elaborate mid-19th century dress and a straw hat dangling from her arm, holding a lovely bouquet with lilies of the valley and roses. Approaching her from the left is an exotic turbaned figure holding a tray laden with more flowers. The entire scene is painted in pale violet and yellow...

A unique German child's portrait in oil, early twentieth century — a fair-haired figure stands square to the viewer in a summer meadow, daisies and dandelions at the hem, a low line ...

Antique 48 Stars American Flag on cotton silk , distressed, in rustic wooden frame.

Playful Cat Hirose Toho (1875-1930) Hanging scroll, ink, mineral pigments and gofun on silk. Painting inscription: Toho Sha Painting seals: Upper - Hirose Hitoshi Lo...

Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right and inscribed with signature and dated on the reverse. A wonderfuly warm painting featuring a family spending a sunny spring or summer after...

Einar Parslev (1891-1977) Oil on canvas, painted around 1920, framed, dimensions 25 x 22 cm Einar Parslev painted naturalistic portraits, figure paintings, landscapes, interiors, c...

Gennaro Villani (1885-1948) Amalfi Coast, oil on canvas in painted and gilt frame, signed lower left. Italy, circa 1920. Dimensions: 27" W x 23" H x 1.25" D; sight 24.5" W x 21" H.

Very beautiful pastel depicting the portrait of a lady with a white shawl and a smooth "boyish" cut typical of the Roaring Twenties. CIRCA 1920 Signed Paul Messac. Beautiful...

Treated almost like a diptych, with two sheets of paper joined together to form one panoramic scene, this watercolor masterpiece -- probably by Frank Guy Applegate -- depicts a serie...

Decorative painting of Swiss alp

Full of drama and intrigue, both sensual and classical, this depiction of a female nude tiptoeing toward a curtain being pulled aside by a threatening, unseen figure, has all the noc...

We are proud to offer an exquisite early 20th century French hand lettering trade sign. This is truly a unique piece of trade sign retail art in our opi...

This original painting, commissioned by a fashionable men's store in 1920s Berlin, features a handsome and debonair man wearing a white fedora, a double-breasted white suit, a blue a...

Traditional oil on canvas by Giuseppe Pitto depicting a beautiful young woman in a street market; she stands out from the scene since the background, the buildings, villagers, and st...

oil painting, Oswald Grill, portrait, 1924, signed and dated The Viennese painter Oswald Grill studied at the Wiener Kunstgewerbeschule (Vienna School of Arts and Crafts) and at the...

One of the finest examples of illustration art and Art Deco painting we have ever offered, this elegant and sophisticated view of New Yorkers skating arm in arm on a frozen pond or l...

Ada Pratella (1901-1929) Houses at Capri, oil on canvas in gold frame, signed lower left. Italy, circa 1920 Dimensions: 17" W x 14.5" H x 1.88" D; sight 12.5" W x 10.25"H.

This painting is an original, oil painting. Gemaine Dawis was a student of Jean-Jacques Henner, and the realisations she is known for, are like this one , the Henner subjects, with redhead women...

Beautifully painted in a quiet palette of blue, gray and warm skin tones, this portrait of a college student with blonde hair and fair complexion was made by Ernst Söderberg in 1920....

One of the great masterworks of Herbert von Reyl-Hanish and clearly inspired by Renaissance portraits which show a dignified personage with an idyllic landscape behind, this portrait of a young, blond youth in traditional lederhosen is striking and powerful. The intense, open gaze of the young man, and his fresh, ruddy countenance, contrast dramatically with the jagged peaks and cool colors of the sky and mountains behind him. Reyl-Hanisch is sometimes described as a Magic Realist...

Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by A. Fivet Dated 1923 is a splendid pastoral work that provides a varied palette in a Post-Impressionistic manner for a work that can blend wit...

Beautifully painted in fresh, lovely colors on silk, this depiction of nymph and satyr, clothed in gauzy costumes like a scene from a Ballets Russes production, was painted by Stephe...

Fredrick Kammeyer, Muenchen (1873 - 1941) Exact date of painting unknown. There is extensive chipping to thick paint on the frame, but the Canvas remains undamaged. Frame W 37 x H...

Large and dramatic, this depiction of a nude male figure leaning toward the corner of the painting, with his lover faintly shown behind him, was made by Luc Lafnet, a Belgian painter...

Germany, Munich, 1927 An elegant portrait of a Spanish woman in traditional dress, painted in oil on canvas and signed by Richard Benno Adam in Munich in 1927. The sitter is depicte...