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Period: 1930s
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

"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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"NIKE at Waldemarsudde, " Depiction of Stockholm Landmark, Art Deco Masterpiece
By Georg Pauli
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arguably the greatest work of Georg Pauli, one of Sweden's leading Modernist painters in the 1920s, 30s and 40s, this Art Deco-Cubist work depicts the great Nike sculpture on the grounds of the home of Prince Eugens on Cape Waldemar in central Stockholm (known in Swedish as Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde). The Prince was a great collector of modern art in the early 20th century, and today his home is a museum and much-beloved landmark in Stockholm. This painting shows the sculpture in the foreground, and in the background is a jumble of houses, factory chimneys and institutional buildings, the Swedish flag...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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"Harpist, " 1930s Serigraph by Lena Gurr
By Lena Gurr
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully framed and crafted, this tightly-cropped view of a female harpist, seen through the strings of her instrument, was painted by Lena Gurr, a New York artist. Her rich pale...
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American Vintage 1930s Paintings

Japanese PAinting Taisho Period Scroll Autumn mountain Nihonga Kawauchi Shujin
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
[Authentic work] ◆Kawauchi Shujin◆Autumn in Miyama◆Tochigi Prefecture◆Co-box◆Double box◆Hand-painted◆Silk book◆Hanging scroll◆R640◆ Kawauchi Shujin (1899-1966) Japanese painter. Bor...
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Taisho Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Silk

José Aceves - "Render unto Caesar” Oil Painting, 1933
Located in Savannah, GA
José Aceves (American, 1909-1968) An oil on canvas depicting the scene of Christ and the coin from the synoptic Gospels Matthew 22, Mark 12, and Luke 20: “Then render unto Caesar th...
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American Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

"Budapest along the Danube, " Vivid 1930s Cubist Painting in Blues and Purple
By Aurel Richter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps the finest work of Aurel Richter's (1870-1957) career, this vividly-painted, Art Deco - Cubist view of central Budapest in the 1930s depicts the pinnacled Liberty Bridge, the sparkling blue...
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Hungarian Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Sunset over the Sea, Jan de Clerck '1891-1964'
By Jan De Clerck
Located in Leuven , BE
Sunset over the sea, Jan De Clerck (1891 - 1964), oil on canvas, signed.
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Belgian Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

HECTOR BORLA (Vintage Argentine Oil Painting, 1937)
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
HECTOR BORLA (Argentine School, 1937 -) THE GRANDFATHER AND THE GRANDMOTHER, oil and collage signed on the back H.Borla 64. Also titled and inscribed "from the series El Amor de l...
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Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Wood

Vintage Framed Original Painting Sunset Over Lake Possibly. Circa 1930s.
Located in Seattle, WA
Possibly Acrylic or Oil On Canvas. Unsigned. Frame and Painting have Beautiful Petina Consistent with Age. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Dimensions. 12 W ; 3/4 ...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Exotic Bird Frieze, Art Deco Decorative Painting by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In a superb example of Art Deco decorative painting influenced by Medieval motifs, this frieze painting by famous muralist Dunbar Beck is saturated wit...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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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

1930s Swedish oil painting of a Vase of Peonies
Located in London, GB
Charming C20th framed Swedish still life oil painting on canvas of a domestic table. The scene features a striking display of beautiful pink tinged white peonies surrounded by swee...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

1930s Swedish oil painting by Gideon Borje (1891-1965) plant & fruit
Located in London, GB
A decorative oil painting on canvas by swedish artist Gideon Borje who travelled extensively in europe over his career and was known for both his modernist style and classic traditio...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

1930s Swedish oil painting still life of cabbages and lemon
Located in London, GB
A charming framed Scandinavian still life oil on canvas of a domestic table scene covered in cabbages and a lemon. Painted in a slightly naive yet modernistic layout style in crisp g...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

The painting "Harvest". Denmark, early XX century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Dimensions: Frame: height 71 cm / width 102 cm Image: height 62 cm / width 94 cm
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Danish Other Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

"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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Japanese PAinting Taisho Period Scroll Reed Cutter Nihonga Eitatsu Koyama
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
[Authentic work] ◆ Eitatsu Koyama ◆ Reed Cutter drawing ◆ Japanese painting ◆ Hand-painted ◆ Silk book ◆ Hanging scroll ◆ Eitatsu Koyama 1880 (Meiji 13) - 1945 (Showa 20) [Art year...
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Taisho Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Silk

Bathing Nudes, 1938
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Mixed-media on canvas composition with bathing nudes, signed initialed lower left MV and dated 1938. Measures: 22 ½ x 30 ½ in.
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Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

"The Return of Timothy Pickering, " WPA Mural Study Painting, 1939
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of atmosphere, rich color and drama, this mural study by Dunbar Beck was executed in preparation for his lobby painting at the US Post Office in Danvers, Massachusetts. Until it...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Gouache

"Two Women with Peony Blossom, " Superb Art Deco Painting, circa 1939
By Margaret Thomas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Quintessentially western and modern and yet hinting at classical Chinese painting also, this double portrait of two stylized women, one holding a pink peony blossom, is a lovely example of decorative Art Deco work. The figures are expressed in lovely shades of gouache, while the background and highlights are executed in silver paint. The painter may have been Margaret Thomas...
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British Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Gouache

"Masquerade, " High-Spirited, Colorful Art Deco Genre Scene
By Ellen Carpenter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of life and energy, this marvelous scene of a masquerade party, filled with guests in costume, exotic Japanese lanterns overhead, and swirling colors everywhere, this Art Deco s...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Watercolor

WPA Painting Featuring Visitors to the Zoo
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Great WPA period painting featuring visitors to the zoo with aviaries in the background, possibly NYC. Some of the visitors have a very Botero feel. Oil on canvas, unframed measuring...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Japanese PAinting Taisho Period Scroll Kyuho Noda Nihonga Island landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
[Authentic Artwork] ◆ Kyuho Noda ◆ Co-box ◆ Japanese Painting ◆ Tokyo ◆ Hand-painted ◆ Paperback ◆ Hanging Scroll Explore Kyuho Noda's artistic brilliance through this captivating J...
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Taisho Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Silk

"Waiting for the Barge, " Fabulous & Vivid Art Deco Painting of Bejewelled Figure
By H. J. "Dooley" Dionysius 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vividly painted in tones of carmen, ivory and sapphire, and depicting a turbaned woman with fashionably short hair and bedecked with strands of diamonds, sapphires and rubies, this p...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Gouache

"Bringer of Light, " Large, Art Deco Nocturnal Triptych with Nude Figures
By Eduard Stella
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mystical and beautiful, this three-part watercolor painting depicts a central nude male figure holding a faceted crystal emanating shafts of light, surrounded by clusters of other nu...
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Watercolor

Svend Engelund, Denmark. Oil on Canvas, Landscape from Vendsyssel
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Svend Engelund (1908-2007), Denmark. Oil on canvas. Early work. Landscape from Vendsyssel, 1930s-1940s. The canvas measures: 86 x 67 cm. The frame mea...
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Danish Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

Japanese Painting Taisho Period Scroll Head and Cane Nihonga Suisho Nishiyama
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
[Authentic work] ◆ Suisho Nishiyama ◆ Landscape ◆ Japanese painting ◆ Kyoto ◆ Master: Seiho Takeuchi ◆ Hand-painted ◆ Silk volume ◆ Hanging scroll ◆ Suisho Nishiyama Suisho Nishiyam...
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Taisho Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Silk

"Naval Recruitment, " Classic and Charming View into 1930s Military Life
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Providing a charming and insightful depiction of the induction of young men into the U.S. Navy, this mural study -- no doubt created for the U.S. Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, north of Chicago -- includes eight scenes that show new, incoming sailors being transformed for military life. The men are shown arriving in their civvies, but are soon undergoing physicals, hair cuts...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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S. C. Bjulf 'Fishermen's Wives, ' Well Listed Danish Artist, Oil on Canvas
Located in Copenhagen, DK
S. C. Bjulf: Fishermen's wives, The old dock, Copenhagen. Well listed Danish artist. Signed Bjulf, 1930s. Oil on canvas. Measures: 40 cm. x 46 cm.
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Danish Vintage 1930s Paintings

Japanese Painting Taisho / Showa Period Scroll by Yazawa Gengetsu Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
[Authentic work] ◆ Gengetsu Yazawa ◆ Mountain and Lake Off Day ◆ box ◆ Landscape ◆ Nagano Prefecture ◆ Handwritten ◆ Paperback ◆ Hanging scroll ◆ Gengetsu Yazawa Art yearbook appr...
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Taisho Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Silk

Art Deco pastel painting nudes in a landscape by Georges Lavergne France 1936
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco pastel painting nudes in a landscape by Georges Lavergne. Signed and dated 1936. Ink, crayon and pastel on paper. France. Contemporary frame. Size: H. 68 cm. x L. 89.5 c...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Fantastic Painting, Oil on Canvas by Viktor Maria Cortezo Dated, 1934
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oil on canvas by Viktor Maria Cortezo (1908-1978), signed lower right and dated 1934, in excellent condition. This painting can form a pair with the second one posted.
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Spanish Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

"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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"Haywagon, " Charming Art Deco-WPA Era Painting with Folk Art Influence
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable oil painting, clearly influenced by American Folk Art, Art Deco stylization and the idealization of rural workers promoted by the WPA, depicts a farm family and a han...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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"Exotic Figure with Bird of Paradise, " Fabulous Art Deco Watercolor by Forbes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vivid and striking, this Classic Art Deco watercolor of an exotic female figure in harem pants and geometric-patterned blouse, balancing a bird of paradise on...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Watercolor

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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Red Poppy Flowers in a Basket Painting Golden Frame Camilla Göbl 1930s Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco oil on canvas painting red poppy bouquet with camomille in a wicker basket by Camilla Göbl 1940s Austria. Camilla Göbl or Camilla Göbl-Wahl ( 1871 - 1965 ) Camilla Göbl female still - life painter She studied with very important painter Olga Wisinger...
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Austrian Art Deco 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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Abstract Painting by the Dutch School of Art, Holland, 1930s
Located in New York, NY
1930s Dutch school of art abstract painting. Signed by artist STM. Newly framed art floating on linen backing. From a large collection of work.
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Dutch Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Other

Traditional Chinese Painting on Silk, 2 Women. Unusual Carved and Gilt Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Traditional Chinese Painting on Silk, depicting 2 Women. Unusual oversized shell motif to carved and gilt frame.
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Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Silk, Giltwood

"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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Abstract Painting by Dutch School of Art, Holland, 1930s
Located in New York, NY
1930s Dutch school of art abstract painting. Newly framed art floating on linen background. From a large collection of work.
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Dutch Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Fine, WPA-style Oil Painting, 1935, by Dorothy Van Loan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Executed in gorgeous shades of coral, dove gray and olive, this scene of two nude women perched on folding chairs was painted by Dorothy Van Loan, a c...
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American Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

E. C. Ulnitz, Pink and Purple Stocks, Well Listed Danish Artist, Oil on Canvas
Located in Copenhagen, DK
E. C. Ulnitz: Pink and purple stocks. Well listed Danish artist. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated E. C. Ulnitz, 1930. Measures: 27.5 x 21.5 cm. In perfect condition.
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Danish Vintage 1930s Paintings

"Gathering Storm, Dominican Republic, " Large, Color-Saturated Painting, 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of color and drama and boldly demonstrating his mastery of watercolor this painting by Wilmot Heitland of a shirtless Dominican on the beach next to a wood hut is the finest we ...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Watercolor

Art Deco Belgium Gouache and Watercolor Painting by Leo Engels Custom Framed
By Leo Engels
Located in North Miami, FL
This sensual and erotic like one of a kind original vintage work of art by Leo Engels is of the Art Deco period. It is a combination of gouache and water color. It is Belgium. There ...
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Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Silver Leaf

"Labor Dulcis, " Important Painting by Muralist Milton Bancroft
By Milton Bancroft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The rich Impressionistic brushwork and bright palette of this painting makes it a vivid find. No doubt painted in preparation for a mural, the text in Latin – translated as “Work is Sweet and Conquers All” – would have been a noble sentiment for a public space at the time. The painter, Milton Bancroft...
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American Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

Pastel painting, depicting the head of a Cocker Spaniel with a duck England 1930
Located in Milan, IT
A pastel painting depicting the head of a cocker spaniel dog with a wild duck in his mouth. Solid cherry wood frame, polished and beeswaxed. England circa 1930.
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English Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Wood

"Jesse Crawford at the Paramount Theater Organ, " Illustration Painting by Boyd
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinary painting brings together two remarkable talents -- John Rutherford Boyd, the superb painter and illustrator, who captures this scene -- and Jesse Crawford, one of ...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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"Pacific Basin, " Art Deco Painting of Golden Gate Expo in San Francisco
By May French Worth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted in tones of burnt sienna, cream and watery blue, this rare and early view of the Golden Gate Exposition was painted in 1937, just as Treasure Island was being cre...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paper, Paint

1930s oil painting on canvas ofa French Marina by Swedish artist Gertrude de Val
Located in London, GB
This lovely and evocative oil on canvas painted in 1936 of a marina in the south of France is painted mainly in tones of blue and green. The view is from under the leafy olive tree...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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20th century French Oil on Canvas signed René Vogelweith, 1938s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful oil painting on canvas signed by the French artist René Vogelweith (1881-1950) representing a large bouquet of flowers. Made in 1938. Very beautiful frame in molded an...
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French Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

"Feeding the Squirrel, " Large, Elegant Art Deco Illustration Art, 2-Page Spread
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An elegant and gracious example of illustration art at its height in 1930, this charming scene depicts an elegant couple in a city park, the female figure feeding a squirrel, and her...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

Art Deco Oil on Canvas by Pierre Mitiffiot De Bélair
By Pierre Mitiffiot De Bélair
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Pierre Mitiffiot De Bélair (1892-1956). "Woman with Parrot" oil on canvas, circa 1930. Signed lower right, 21 ¾ x 18.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

"Bucolic Lakeside with Swans, " Metropolitan Opera Backdrop Design, 1930
By George Stimmel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lovely and bucolic, this view of an idyllic lakeside landscape, complete with classical sculpture, a pair of swans, and brilliantly-colored flowering trees, was painted by George Stimmel for the Metropolitan Opera in New York, either as a set piece or to suggest the backdrop for an opera production in 1930. Stimmel's work was exhibited at the Knoedler Gallery in New York, but his opera paintings...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Board

W.P.A. Oil Painting on Canvas/ Federal Arts Project by Florence Whiting
By Florence Standish Whiting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful W.P.A. Oil Painting on Canvas/ Philadelphia Federal Arts Project by Florence Whiting depicting "Flowers in a pewter vase" Retains original frame.. original plaque..Extremel...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

"Spotted Leopard, " Art Deco Painting in Green and Periwinkle by Kleinhenz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This striking painting presents a fantastical leopard in a shade of periwinkle superimposed over a brilliant backdrop of stylized palm fronds in a vivid shade of green. The colors ar...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

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