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"Rearing Horses, " High Style Pair of Art Deco, Mixed-Media Pieces by Von Liski

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This extraordinary pair of Art Deco pieces, each depicting a pair of horses, one with its head up and one down, was executed in ink, colored pencil and gouache by Robert Reinhardt Von Liski, a Prussian-American artist. Von Liski worked in Chicago as a commercial artist in advertising agencies and elsewhere, and did work for RCA Victor and Arrow Shirts, among other companies. This pair of mixed-media pieces is especially redolent of the sleek, Moderne art of the 1940s and are unique.
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  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Width: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
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  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1940s
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  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU86515873063

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