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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Period: 1930s
"Summoned Reverie, " Superb Surrealist Painting with Nudes by Ames, 1939
By Arthur Ames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in soft, dreamlike colors and depicting a magical landscape of attenuated nude figures dominated by a painter and his muse, this extremely fine Surrealist work was painted by Arthur Ames in 1939. Here he used egg tempera on gesso-finished board -- a favorite medium among painters such as Paul Cadmus, Jared French and others in the 1930s, 40s and 50s -- to create a highly detailed view of an imagined landscape. Behind the central couple and the painting on its easel, there is a retreating woman in a flowing, Classical robe, and in the far distance a couple embracing on a mountain top. Ames was born in the Midwest but studied on the West Coast and became a California artist through and through; he participated in the Federal Art Project, and worked with his fiancée, Jean Goodwin...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Magnus Weidemann 'GERMAN', " Blush Fields" Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Magnus Weidemann (GERMAN , 1880-1967) blush fields - Oil on canvas, Signed on lower right and dated 1931 - rolling fields of changing colors and white...
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Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

Canvas "Ships in port".
Located in Chorzów, PL
Dimensions: Frame: height 28.5 cm / width 34.5 cm / depth 2 cm Painting: height 22.5 cm / width 28 cm.
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Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Incredible Oversized Art Deco Triptych Panel "Ballet Russe"
By Christian Bérard
Located in East Hampton, NY
Incredible hand painted scene of "Ballet Russe" with dancers in elaborate Deco costumes and fabulous details in the dress and shoes. This is a one-of-a-kind triptych panel which fills any wall with glamour and beauty. The quality of movement of figures and color is stunning. Dimensions for each of these panels are: Side panels are 24 inches in width, Center panel is 48.5 inches in width. This piece is in the style of Christian Berard, famous triptych panels. Beauty, color, and detail make this panel museum quality art. This panel was acquired from an important Palm Beach estate in Florida (originally purchased in Paris in the late 1950s said by previous owner) and we suspect that this Ballet Russes panel...
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French Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Fruitwood

Mural, Oil on Canvas, P. Comstock, "Linger Longer Bar, " 1935
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fantastic and extraordinary artwork with historical and artistic importance. Mural titled "Linger Longer Bar" signed and dated by artist P. Comstock on bottom right. Depicting a multitude of well known cartoon characters of the era including Mickey and Minnie, Popeye and Olive Oyl, Little Orphan Annie and a virtual Who’s Who of early 20th Century Cartoon...
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American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1930s Paintings

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"Portrait of Junaluska, " Cherokee Leader in North Carolina, by Herbert Stoops
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This strong and dignified portrait of the great Cherokee leader, Junaluska, painted by one of America's leading illustrators long after the Native American's death, uses a palette of black and mossy green to capture its subject. Junaluska lived in western North Carolina in the early 19th century and served as an ally of Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812, saving his life during the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. Despite his heroism, he was exiled from his native land, participating in the Trail of Tears...
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North American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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"Aloha, The Universal Word, " Art Deco Study for Hawaiian Mural Series by Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare and important, this painting by Eugene Savage served as the preparatory study for one of six monumental Art Deco murals commissioned by the Matson Shipping company in ...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

"Morning Chat, " Moody, Atmospheric Painting by Daniel Koerner, WPA Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly showing the influence of German Expressionism and American film noir, this deeply atmospheric, moody painting depicts two male figures in the foreground, deep in conversation...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

"Wine and Fruit Served, " Cubist-Art Deco Painting in Red and Blue, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly showing the influence of French Cubism and Art Deco, this gorgeous, brilliantly-hued painting depicts a bottle of wine, a bowl of fruit, a wine b...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

Signed Alice LeFevre Oil on Board of Pastoral New England
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Alice LeFevre oil on board of pastoral New England. Nice impasto pastoral piece of cornfields, a barn and farmland. Blue mountains in the background and blue skies above. Sign...
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American Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Wood, Masonite, Paint

Artist Gregory Orloff (1890-1981) Large Aristocrat Women Portrait Painting
By Gregory Orloff
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This 1930s large oil on canvas painting by Gregory Orloff, depicts a lovely aristocrat woman in a park setting. Signed in lower right corner. Original frame. Orloff (1890-1981) m...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

"Western Ceres, " Art Deco Painting with Goddess of Fertility and Agriculture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A color-rich reimagining of the mythological tale of Ceres, the Goddess of fertility and agriculture, this marvelous Art Deco painting shows a modern Ceres holding a pineapple in one...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

"Timur 'Imu, " Exotic Asian Fantasy, Art Deco Painting with Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mysterious, jewel-toned and sensuous at the same time, this gorgeous gouache painting by Dooley Dionysius depicts a circle of nude men on a sculpted platform, linked together arm in ...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Gouache

Modernist Landscape Painting by Nikolai Timkov
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on board, signed and dated 38' in lower right. Measures 6.75" x 15.5" including the frame, also inscribed and signed on reverse. Nikolai Timkov is one of the best known Russi...
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Russian Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

"Toltec, " Important Sketch for Art Deco Painting with Male and Female Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This stylized and richly-colored, almost cinematic, depiction of a nude Toltec male youth by John Garth shows the figure holding a knife and chalice, hinting at human sacrifice, stan...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

"Guinea Baboon, " Masterpiece of Art Deco Painting in Lacquer by Margat, 1938
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A year after André Margat received a gold medal for his lacquerwork at the Exposition Universelle of 1937, the artist painted this beautiful and expressiv...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Lacquer

Painting "Snow-Covered Road", Scandinavia, Early 20th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
The painting "Snow-covered road", Scandinavia, early 20th century. Dimensions with frame: 49 x 35 cm Dimensions without frame: 41 x 28 cm.
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

“Still Life” Oil on Canvas, Mañanós Martínez, Asterio, 1933
Located in Madrid, ES
Signed and dated. Asterio Mañanós Martínez (1861-circa 1935) began his painting studies in the Municipal School of Drawing of Palencia with Justo María de Velasco and, from 1877, in ...
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Spanish Other Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

"Parrots and Trees, " Art Deco Painted Advertising Panel for Poll Parrot Shoes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly painted by a commercial artist, this large, rare sign panel may have been the most ambitious marketing piece ever created by the Poll-Parrot Shoe Company, one of America’s leading purveyors of children’s shoes...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

Fine Nature Morte Painting, Signed and Dated '31, Oil on Canvas
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Fine nature morte painting, signed and dated '31, oil on canvas.
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European Vintage 1930s Paintings

"Circus Scene, " 1930s Painting with Barker in Orange & Green, American Flags
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A riot of color and movement, much like the experience of walking around the circus in its heyday in 1930s America, this scene by Iver Rose depicts a barker at his podium, positioned...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

Art Deco Painting of Spanish Dancer by Yves Diey
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco painting of Spanish dancer by Yves Diey.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

Deszo Pecsi Pilch (Hungarian, b. 1888 - d. 1949) "Red Pitcher" painting.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Red Pitcher" Depicting a kitchen scene with red pitcher on dresser. - Drawing Watercolor/Mixed Media, signed lower right and dated 1930 - Unframed      
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Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

"Fresh Snow in Bavaria" by Erwin Kettemann
By Erwin Kettemann
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Erwin Kettemann (1897–1971) was a landscape painter from Munich. He was a representative of late Impressionism as well as the 19th century “Karlsr...
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German Victorian Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

"Lifeguard and Bather, " Stylized Art Deco Beach Scene by MacGurrin, 1938
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Reminiscent of the work of Gerald Murphy in its use of strong colors and flat, highly-stylized forms, this depiction of a lifeguard in profile, a female ...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

Aquarel by Stanisław Dziemański
Located in Vienna, AT
Stanislaw Dziemanski (1897-1962) Tatra mountain landscape, painted in the early 1930s watercolor/paper, measures: 69 x 48 cm signed lower right: 'ST. DZIEMANSKI Good original con...
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Polish Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paper

"The Gate" Oil on Board Painting by Donald Frederick Witherstine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
"The Gate" oil on board painting by Donald Frederick Witherstine from a Palm Beach estate. This gate is probably in Morocco where in the 1930s Witherstine did a series of block print...
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American Romantic Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Wood

Pierre Bordeaux, Paris View of the Seine, 1934
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Bordeaux, Paris View of the Seine, 1934. Vintage April in Paris ambience to this hand-painted watercolour rendered in soft blue, grey, celadon a...
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French Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paper

"Fruits of Land and Sea, " Pair of Art Deco Mural Studies with Mermaids by Briggs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic and beautiful examples of Art Deco allegorical painting, this pair of mural studies depicts nude mermaid figures, each holding symbols of the fruits of land and sea. One is holding ears of corn and other produce from the earth, while the other is holding a strand of pearls and a cornucopia with coral and other living things from the ocean. Both figures are surrounded by the undulating waves of the ocean in a lovely blue. The paintings are by Adelaide Briggs...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

Bouquet of Roses by Hermine David, Oil on Cardboard Linen, Signed
By Jules Pascin, Hermine David
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bouquet of Roses by Hermine David, oil on cardboard linen, signed. Framed. Hermine Lionette Cartan David (19 April 1886 in Paris – 1 December 1970 in Bry-sur-Marne) was a French painter and the wife of Jules Pascin, also a painter. She became one of the Ecole de Paris artists...
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European Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Wood, Paint, Canvas

1930s "English Toy Spaniel" Oil on Canvas in Burl Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Attractive oil on canvas depicting an English toy spaniel, circa 1930s. Original frame is a handsome walnut burl. Light wear consistent with age / use. Si...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Burl

"Man in Black and White, " Remarkable Portrait of Young Man by Cohen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and intense, this portrait -- or perhaps self-portrait -- of a young man with pale skin, dark, flowing hair and a direct stare was painted by T. Cohen in the first decades of th...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

E. C. Ulnitz Pink Roses, Signed and Dated E. C. Ulnitz 1930, Oil on Canvas
Located in Virum, DK
E. C. Ulnitz: pink roses. Signed and dated E. C. Ulnitz 1930. Oil on canvas. Measures: 27 × 21 cm. Europe, Denmark.
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Danish Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

"Siamese Twins, " Fabulous Art Deco Portrait with Siamese Cat and Female Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The artist behind this striking and original Art Deco portrait -- Agnes Tait -- is clearly emphasizing the parallels between a female figure and her Siamese cat, both shown with heavily-shadowed blue eyes and short, dark hair, the feline crouching familiarly on the shoulder of her companion. Because Tait painted a series of portraits for Florenz Ziegfeld of the young women who performed in the Ziegfeld Follies in 1932, it's possible that the figure here was one of her subjects. The woman is wearing an elegant black gown that bares her upper chest, and the background is a lovely shade of reddish purple. Tait was a native New Yorker, studying in her youth at the National Academy of Design under Leon Kroll and others, before becoming a WPA painter in the 1930s. She painted a series of tropical scenes for the United Fruit Company...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Portrait of Girl by Karel Stehlik
Located in Vienna, AT
Oil on canvas painted by Karel Stehlik in the 1930s. Dimension painting only: 27 x 36cm (10.62 x 14.17").
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Czech Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

Oil on Board Halloween feature "Midnight in the Church Cemetery"
Located in Ferndale, MI
Midnight in the Church Cemetery, Illegible Signature dated 1938. Oil on board in original stepped Art Deco frame.
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American Gothic Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Masonite

"Montmarte, Paris" by Elisée Maclet
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Watercolor on paper, signed. Lower left and on reverse. Provenance: Sothebys London 1989 Measures 11.5" x 13.75" painting and 17.5" x 20.25" including the frame. Elisée Maclet...
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French Art Nouveau Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

Alfons Verheyen, "la mort du poète", circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Alfons Verheyen, (1903-1990) "la mort du poète", circa 1930.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

'The Animal Kingdom, ' Art Deco Mural Study with Male Nudes by John Garth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
To our knowledge, this study is the only known image of this mural, created by John Garth to show an idealized Man at work and at play, all nude or semi-nude, and accompanied by anim...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

Feu De Montmartre by Sylvain Vigny
Located in Sheffield, MA
Painting oil on canvas, Feu de Montmartre (The Great Montmartre Fire) by Expressionist Painter, Sylvain Vigny 1903-1971. Born in Austria - arrived in France 1929 moved to Nice 1934 t...
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French Expressionist Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

"Through the Archway, " Atmospheric Watercolor Scene in Gray and Red by Storck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Atmospheric and full of depth, this view of an old European archway, with high-chimneyed houses beyond and crowds of people below, was painted in the 1930s by J. Alvin Storck, a Chic...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

Cubistic Painting of a Boy Reading, 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cubistic painting of a school boy reading. Oil on canvas. Faded signature of lower left hand corner. Newly framed in grey and gold leaf.
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Dutch Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Bouquet of Roses by Hermine David, Oil on Cardboard Linen, Signed
By Hermine David, Jules Pascin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bouquet of Roses by Hermine David, oil on cardboard linen, signed. Framed. Hermine Lionette Cartan David (19 April 1886 in Paris – 1 December 1970 in Bry-sur-Marne) was a French painter and the wife of Jules Pascin, also a painter. She became one of the Ecole de Paris artists...
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European Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

"Lion and Gazelle, " Fabulous Art Deco Mural Study in Black and Rust
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of color and movement, this detailed study for a room dominated by a monumental Art Deco mural was painted by a French artist, perhaps for an interior design firm in Bordeaux. T...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

Painting "Manor house"
Located in Chorzów, PL
Painting "Manor house" Dimensions: Frame: Height 74 cm / width 63.5 cm / depth 6 cm Image: Height 56 cm / width 44 cm.
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Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Immanuel Ibsen, Still Life Painting
By Immanuel Ibsen
Located in Kastrup, DK
Immanuel Ibsen (1887-1944), Danish painter. Still life with pitcher, jar and fruits. Oil on plywood. Signed: Ib.30. (1930).
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Danish Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Plywood, Paint

"Bricklayer at Rest, " Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the finest depictions of an American worker from the 1930s that we have seen, this monumental painting of a shirtless bricklayer, resting against a curved brick niche, with a ...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

French Art Deco Oil Painting on Canvas by Gustave Florot, circa 1930
By Gustave Florot
Located in Houston, TX
Beautifully executed French Art Deco female nude oil on canvas, signed by listed artist Gustave Florot, circa 1930.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

Monument Valley Oil on Canvas, circa 1930
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monument valley oil on canvas, circa 1930. Signed J. J. Moreno.
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American Rustic Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

20th Century Oil on Plywood Dated and Signed Italian Painting Victory, 1936
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Large Italian painting dated 1936. Framework oil on plywood of exceptional size and impact depicting Victory of good pictorial quality. Painting that develops vertically with a beaut...
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Italian Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Plywood

Oil on Board, a Finely Rendered Continental Art Deco Painting of a Seated Woman
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-thought out composition as the table plain draws the viewer into the room of a seated woman with distant gaze dressed in a blue jacket, the table set with a bowl of fruit, a g...
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Unknown Vintage 1930s Paintings

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English Art Moderne Horse Race Stewart's Cup Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
English Art Moderne oil painting of Stewart's cup horse race in rosewood frame. Signed lower left: "E. Noble /1938". Painted lower right: "Harmachis (Revans) Winning the Steward's cu...
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English Edwardian Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Listed San Diego Artist Bess Gilbert Impressionist Plein Air Oil Painting, 1930s
By Maurice Braun 1
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful plein air painting by listed San Diego impressionist artist Bess Gilbert. Dates from the 1930s and is of a mountain range in the back County of ...
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Vintage 1930s Paintings

Listed San Diego Artist Bess Gilbert Watercolor Painting 1935 Exposition CPIE
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful watercolor painting by listed San Diego impressionist artist Bess Gilbert. Dates from the mid 1930s and is of The Indian Village located at the ...
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Vintage 1930s Paintings

"The Busy Village" by Elisee Maclet
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas signed lower left. Elisee Maclet (1881-1962) Very well listed French artist. Studied in Paris, was influence by many famous French artists...
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French Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

Surrealist Portrait of Androgynous Figure by William Hugh Ferguson, 1935
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An exceptional museum quality portrait of incredibly unusual subject matter. The unidentified androgynous figure with a full length facial scar rest...
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American Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint, Canvas

"Seated Black Male Nude, " Art Deco Watercolor by Brown County Painter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting of a Black male nude, executed in rich, brilliant shades of burnt sienna, reddish brown, blue and green, was painted by a Brown County, I...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

"Processional, " Jewel-Toned Mural Study w/ Prayer Under Starlit Sky by Hoeckner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although Carl Hoeckner is best known for his sombre prints and paintings protesting the brutality of war, he is also known for a series of murals in public spaces across Chicago and the Midwest, so this brilliantly-hued painting may have served as a mural study. Here the artist depicts a long procession of figures in jewel-toned garments, their faces careworn and bent in prayer, facing toward a priest surrounded by a group of choir boys...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

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