Art Deco Paintings
ART DECO STYLE
Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
- Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
- Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
- Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
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Style: Art Deco
"Jungle Book, " Important Painting w/ Male Nude by Barbier for Schmied, 1918
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant reminder of how early the Art Deco style we know today emerged in France, this vividly-painted depiction of Mowgli, the protagonist of Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book," widely acclaimed around the world, was painted by Georges Barbier around 1918. The young man is shown here fully nude...
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Georges Busson Art Deco Dachshund Dog Watercolor in a Burl Wood Frame
By Georges B
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco watercolor of a black and white dachshund, framed in a burl walnut frame (signed GEORGES BUSSON, dated 1929)(Companion pieces: 058035B-C-D-E-F)
Condition: Good; Wear...
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20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Female Figure w/ Seltzer Siphon and Orange", Art Deco-Cubist Bar Scene, Swiss
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic, striking example of Art Deco painting, highly influenced by Cubism, depicts a fashionable woman expressed in tones of purplish blue and taupe, her head raised upwards, ...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Procession in Bali", Atmospheric Oil Painting by American Muralist, 1930
By Carl W. Brandien
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly atmospheric and full of mystery, this 1930 painting by muralist Carl Brandien depicts a procession of Balinese figures walking down the heart of a valley that is framed by pal...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
XL 1970's Vintage Art Deco Style Oil Painting on Board " Diana the Huntress"
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Large 1970's Art Deco Style Oil Painting on Board of "Diana The Huntress". It is hard to find a vintage oil painting of the art deco era. This is a beauty! Really fine condition.
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1970s North American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Wood
$2,580 Sale Price
20% Off
"Actaeon in Flight, " Large Painting of Mythological Scene w/ Male Nude, 1942
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This stunning example of Art Deco painting illustrates the dramatic moment when the hunter Actaeon, having seen the nude Diana in her bath, is meeting his death. Here Actaeon himself is fully nude, and is being transformed into a deer as he is being pursued by Diana's avengers. The classic myth...
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1940s North American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Newark Industrial Exposition", Poster Design Celebrating the American Worker
By Gerrit Beneker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly juxtaposing the silhouette of an factory worker, with his sledgehammer, against the backdrop of an industrial landscape in beautiful hues of purple, lemon yellow and tang...
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1910s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
Oil Painting on Panel, Signed "Linda Le Kinff"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oil Painting on Panel, signed "Linda Le Kinff".
Painting with the title of "Nathalie et l'Orchidée Géante", Beautiful Oil on panel, well framed by Linda Le Kinff, 20th century;
...
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20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Wood
"Love in the Woods, " Rare View of Bucolic, Gay Outing with Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of atmosphere and fresh color, this watercolor painting depicts a group of eight nude male figures in a wooded setting, holding hands, talking, admiring the view, and stealing o...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paper
"Trio, " Rare and Early Oil Painting of Three Nudes in Surreal Landscape by Lear
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A contemporary of Paul Cadmus, and like him, highly focused on depicting the male figure in various settings and positions, John Lear never gained fame beyond his circle of admirers ...
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1950s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Painting on Wood Panel, Art Deco Period, by Emile Quentin-Brin, 1869-1950.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Painting on wood panel, Art Deco period, by Emile Quentin-Brin, 1869-1950.
Oil on panel, oil painting by Emile Quentin-Brin depicting a nude woman on the banks of the lake, Art Deco...
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20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Wood
"A Short Story", Important Painting & Poem, Stephen Tennant & Siegfried Sassoon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable both esthetically and historically, this delicate and atmospheric watercolor and ink painting by Stephen Tennant illustrates a short poem by...
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1920s British Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Bräuner, Oil on Canvas Signed and Dated 53
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bräuner, Oil on canvas signed and dated 53.
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1950s European Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Rene Buthaud Signed "La Fée aux Griffons" Oil on Panel Painting
By René Buthaud
Located in Kingston, NY
"La Fée aux Griffons" (The Fairy with Griffins) by René Buthaud, after the original by Gustave Moreau.
Artist Bio: Rene Buthaud was seen as the most accomplished and important Frenc...
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20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
"Sea Battle, " Very Fine Painting on Leather with Studded Leather Frame, 1920s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly painted by a master hand when Tudor Revival and Mediterranean Revival homes were the rage in America, this is a remarkable example of painting on leather...
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20th Century American Art Deco Paintings
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Leather, Paint
$2,550 Sale Price
25% Off
"Nude with Scimitar, " Fabulous, Sensual Art Deco Painting by Forster, 1929
By E.H. Forster
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Antique Danish Søren Lund (1852-1933) etching with horse carriage and church
Located in Ebberup, DK
Antique etching by renowned Danish artist Søren Lund.
The etching has a motive of a man with a church bell on a horse carriage and a church in the background.
The piece has a qoute saying:
I Hundrede Aar den Klokke ringed
ud over Horne Sogn -
Da kom jo Bispen fra Kjøbenhavn.
Han tinged, fik Klokken paa Vogn.
Med Firespand naaed de Byens Skel;
da hjalp ej de mægtigste Drag.
Men Klokken kørtes tilbage igen
af to Smaaheste i Mag.
(For a hundred years the bell had rung
out over Horne Parish –
Then the bishop came from Copenhagen.
He bargained and got the bell on a wagon.
With four horses they reached the town’s border;
then even the strongest pull did not help.
But the bell was driven back again
by two small horses, with ease.)
Søren Jørgensen Lund (1852-1933) was a Danish artist affiliated with “Fynbomalerne” amongst Johannes Larsen, Peter Hansen, Fritz Syberg and Anna Syberg...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Paintings
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Glass, Wood, Paper
"Steering the Ship", 1941 Illustration Art with Sailor for Saturday Eve Post
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly conceived and executed, this original maquette for a proposed Saturday Evening Post cover by Larry Segall depicts a sailor at the helm of a ship, his hands on the wheel and hi...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Nymph and Fawn in Paradise, " Superb Art Deco Mural Study Painting by Petersen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Gouache
Signed Mid-Century Roman Erotic Watercolor
Located in Norwood, NJ
W. Hall signed erotic watercolor of Men dressed in togas drinking with nude women with Egyptian guards in the background. Measures: 30" x 26” framed.
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Paintings
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Paper
"the Judgment of Paris, " Fabulous Art Deco Mural with Nudes by Machin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stunning example of Art Deco painting inspired by classical mythology, this piece depicts Paris, with Mercury by his side and with a golden apple in hand, deciding which of three g...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
"Promise of Hope", Art Deco Painting with Male Nude and Dove, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in a lovely, colorful palette and full of hope and symbolism, this painting by Jocke Åkerblom depicts a standing male nude figure looking into the distance, the sky swathed i...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Bathers at the Shore, " Art Deco Painting of Swimmers by Karfunkle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted in muted tones of honey, soft blue and dusty pink, this evocative painting from the 1930s depicts two nude and semi-nude ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Copy of "Pair of Cheetahs" Wildlife Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a wildlife painting titled "Pair of Cheetahs" showing two big cats lounging with a gold background
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
$5,500 / set
"Ten Nudes Dancing, " Large Art Deco-Surrealist Painting by Bond, 1940s
By Milton Bond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly showing the influence of modern dance, William Blake and early 19th century Classicism, Art Deco stylization and Surrealism, this remarkable, brilliantly hued painting by Mil...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
French Art Deco Painting Exotic Woman Holding a Dove Signed Chasquest Dated 1930
By Chasquest
Located in Miami, FL
Vivid and striking, this Classic Art Deco watercolor of an exotic female figure holding a bird in one hand was painted by Chasquest, perhaps as a costume design for a Hollywood produ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Paper
$2,975 Sale Price
21% Off
"To the Fifth Symphony", Art Deco Masterpiece, Ode to Beethoven by Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most striking and vivid Art Deco paintings we have ever offered, this dramatization of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony was made by Eugene Savage, probably in the 1930s at the h...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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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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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Wood, Paint
"Two Women Lounging", Richly-Imagined Portrait of Figures in Satin & Silk, 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Voluptuous in its approach to scene and palette, this sumptuous portrait of two women, lounging side by side amongst pillows and fabrics in satin and silk, was painted by Rudolph Sch...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Portrait with Centaur", Art Deco Painting by Muralist for Texas Hall of State
By James Owen Mahoney
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and important work by one of America's most important muralists working in the 1930s and 40s, this painting of a female figure on the edge of a magical forest, accompanied by ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Black Figure in Yellow Room, " 1930s Portrait by Student of Thomas Hart Benton
By Trew Hocker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly conceived and executed by Trew Hocker, an important muralist who was strongly influenced by Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood, this portrait of a young African American m...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
1930s Oil on canvas ‘nude model in studio’ by Eva Levenius (1899-1946)
Located in London, GB
1930s striking oil painting on canvas painted in muted tones of a recling female nude in an artists studio setting lying on a chaise.
simply framed of the period and signed by Finnis...
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1930s Finnish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Antique Danish 1920s original landscape oil painting of naked trees and stream
Located in Ebberup, DK
Landscape scenery oil on canvas post-impressionist painting by artist J. Jacobsen.
This image depicts a rural landscape with a stream or small river flanked by naked trees. The sce...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
"Young Man in Taxco", Portrait of Shirtless Mexican Youth, 1930s oil on canvas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted in glowing, deep ruddy and brown tones, this sensitive portrait of a young man in Taxco was painted by Ralph Dwight Ayer in the ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas by C Tertiaux, "Boy From Academy", circa 1922
By Celine Melanie Castelain Tertiaux
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Early 20th century oil on canvas by C Tertiaux, "Boy From Academy" in gold gilt frame, circa 1922. This painting has been cleaned and relined.
Mea...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Ce qu'évoquent les Livres" by Émile Aubry '1880-1964'
By Louis Aubry
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Ce qu'évoquent les Livres"
Allegory of the Literature
Oil on canvas
Signed on the lower part beside parchment
111 x 133 x 2 cm
Framed 125 x 146 x 7 cm
Provenance: Collection Georges AUBRY, brother of the artist
Bibliography: Illustrated in catalogue «Regards de peintre» , Suzanne AUBRY-CASANOVA, 1997, p.104
After trying years of forced confinement due to the war, he composed this allegorical fresco on the theme of Literature, Science and Arts was painted by Émile Aubry for his younger brother Georges Aubry, who had intended it for his library.
This work, composed on the theme of the book it symbolizes, in its diversity by allegorical characters, he cannot help ordering the painting around Art, which he places at the top of the scale of human...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Paintings Of Flowers, Art Deco, Anemones and Daisies, Oil On Canvas, Early 20th Century.
Located in Breganze, VI
The category Antique Paintings Of Flowers, features a beautiful Oil Painting On Canvas, from the early twentieth century.
This is a pleasant still life with flowers, depicting a bou...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
"Herod and Salome", Sensuous Art Nouveau/Art Deco Painting in Blue and Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stylized, yes, but sensuous and powerful, this transitional Art Nouveau-Art Deco painting depicts King Herod whispering into the ear of Salome, calling upon her to deliver the head o...
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1910s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Zeus and Gods of Olympus", Art Deco Masterpiece by Schmied for "L'Odyssee"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This magnificent depiction of Zeus presiding over the gods of Olympus was painted by François-Louis Schmied, one of France's two leading artists specializing in high-end book design ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
"Kublai Khan, " Large Art Deco Painting Masterpiece with Male Nudes, 1943
By Milton Bond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Inspired by "Kublai Khan," the famed Romantic poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and one of a series painted by Milton Bond dating from the 1940s and 1950s, this depiction of a nude youth...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
"Playing Ball", Superb Art Deco Painting w/ Male Nudes by François-Louis Schmied
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This vivid and sensual painting of two nude male figures, each ready to toss a ball into the air, was executed by François-Louis Schmied, one of France's two leading artists speciali...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Angel in the Square, " Art Deco Painting in Blue, Green & Pink, Paris, 1939
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mysterious and dignified, yet full of life and color, this 1939-vintage painting by Emile Deschler depicts an angel on horseback in the center of a village square, surrounded by a mo...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
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 European work of art by Leo Engels is of the Art Deco period. It is a combination of gouache and watercolor. It is Belgium...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Silver Leaf
"Drummer w/ Beachcomber Hat", 1940s Portrait of Shirtless Man in Blue and Brown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in the 1940s when Americans were traveling more widely and becoming deeply interested in "exotic" lands and cultures, this portrait of a handsome young man -- probably Mexica...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Sailor and Soldier, " Russian Painting w/ Bold Geometries in Black and Sky Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Striking in its use of bold color -- black, white and sky blue -- and strong geometric shapes -- the circle, segmented circle and diagonal line -- this painting of a sailor and soldi...
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1920s Russian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Seated Black Man, " Rare and Fine WPA-Style Painting attributed to Walker Evans
By Walker Evans
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although Walker Evans is world-renowned for his Depression-era photographs of ordinary men and women across America, many of them taken while serving as “information specialist” in t...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$14,000 Sale Price
20% Off
"Holiday Bound", Art Deco Painting for Great Western Railway Poster, England
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vivid and highly graphic, this gouache painting served as a maquette for a proposed poster promoting vacation travel on the Great Western Railway in England, which linked London with...
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
E. C. Ulnitz, Well Listed Danish Artist. Flower Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in København, Copenhagen
E. C. Ulnitz: well listed Danish artist. Flower painting.
Oil on canvas.
Signed: E. C. Ulnitz 1927.
Measures : 26 cm. x 20 cm. The frame measures 5.5 cm.
In perfect condition.
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1920s Danish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
"Nobel Prize for Peace", Pair of Mural Paintings by Savage, "Trust Law Labor"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and remarkable, this pair of mural paintings -- perhaps serving as studies for much larger paintings -- were made in connection with the Nobel Prize for Peace by Eugene Savage, arguably America's leading Art Deco muralist in the 1930s and 40s. One painting is dedicated to the Nobel Prize, while the other is entitled "Trust-Laws-Labor-Peace." Both are centered around elegant female figures in Classical garb, one showing her with a sword, vanquishing an octopus while flanked by laborers and symbols of industry. Savage is best known for a spectacular set of murals illustrating the history and lore of Hawaii commissioned by Matson Shipping Line for the S.S. Lurline, executed in the 1940s but not installed until the 1950s. The artist also painted other series of murals and paintings, include an enormous mural...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$15,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Pair of Theatre Backdrops - France, 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Impressive pair of oil on canvas theatre decors/murals depicting a bourgeois interior at two different periods.
The grisaille represents the interior in the 19th century, whereas...
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20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
$3,307 / item
Signed Art Deco Nude by John Montroue
Located in Redding, CT
Art Deco Nude by John Montroue, signed in lower right corner and reverse reads - "Grace" Air brush technique by John Montroue, 8/70. Dramatic silhouette of a female nude, cubist/mode...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Paintings
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Wood, Masonite, Paint
$874 Sale Price
41% Off
"Sailing the Old Florida Coast, " Painting w/ Spanish Ship & Egret, Blue & Red
By Peter Koch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Comparable to the best of N. C. Wyeth's great illustration paintings, this color-saturated and highly atmospheric depiction of an old Spanish ship along the Florida coast...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage 1930s oil on canvas portrait of man with cane by Erik S. Rasmussen
Located in Ebberup, DK
This oil on canvas is a marvellous portrait of a working man with cane and hat, looking down with a contemplative look, perhaps exhausted from a long days work.
The broad yet delica...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$384 Sale Price
20% Off
"Actaeon, " Large Art Deco-Mid Century Painting by Hollywood Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and arresting, this stylized depiction of the great hunter in Greek mythology, Actaeon, resting on a slab of marble with his bow and quiver of arrows, was painted by Leon Dusso...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"African Youth with Gourds and Flowers, " English Art Deco Painting, 1946
By Stuart Maxwell Armfield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant painting executed in vivid colors, this view of an African male youth holding a basket of gourds and an enormous bouquet of calla lilies, day lilies and other tropical bl...
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1940s Great Britain (UK) Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Greek Goddess", Original Art Deco Painting for "L'Odyssée" by Schmied, 1928
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This richly detailed painting of a Greek goddess in Classical robes, standing atop a flight of steps with two heavily veiled attendants below, was made by François-Louis Schmied, one...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
"Dancing Angel", Classic 1940s Tempera Painting with Nude Male Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Reminiscent of the work of Jared French in its material (tempera), its color palette and its approach to the male figure, this lovely depiction of two dancing angels, one in the fore...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$2,160 Sale Price
20% Off
"Couple with Apples", Swedish Copy of British Masterwork by Bernard Walker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and lovely, this quiet depiction of two young lovers sitting under a tree in 1942, while World War II was being waged not far away, was painted by G. Lundgren in Sweden and is a close copy of "Amity" by Bernard Fleetwood Walker, owned by the Walker Art gallery in Liverpool, England. The original is well known and was painted in 1933. The young blond female figure is shown with a basket of apples at her side, in a pale blue dress...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$2,800 Sale Price
56% Off
Antique early 20th century impressionist etching by Emil Krause (1871-1945)
Located in Ebberup, DK
This is an antique etching by renowned Danish artist Emil Krause (1871-1945). The motive of this night-time image is an alluring moon shining behind the trees into silent waters. The...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Glass, Wood
$816 Sale Price
20% Off
Seated Nude By Fernand Labat Oil On Canvas 1920s Art Deco Boho Wall Art
Located in London, GB
A beautiful painting representing an exotic half-nude woman, dressed in a colourful (possibly straw) skirt, with a similar headpiece and choker. The canvas and the back side are full...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
$1,031 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
Art Deco paintings might not have been as abundant as other decorative art forms when the movement first materialized in the early 1900s, as there wasn’t a painting-specific component of the 1925 Parisian exhibition that gave way to the term Art Deco. But many artists — such as those working as magazine illustrators, glass artists or sculptors — embraced the characteristics of the fashionable style even if painting wasn't their primary medium.
While sculpture and painting were initially secondary Art Deco media, Art Deco paintings were still lively and rich. As part of a reaction against the organic forms and floral motifs that underpinned Art Nouveau, Art Deco painters introduced geometric abstraction and distortion in their work. Painters working in the Art Deco style were inspired by Cubist forms and the bright colors of Fauvism, and an offshoot of Art Deco painting emerged in the 1930s as murals, a way to decorate buildings in the United States after the Great Depression.
Dunbar D. Beck, Witold Gordon, René Buthaud, Erté and Emil Fiala are some of the painters associated with Art Deco that you can find on 1stDibs.
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