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
Leonetto Cappiello, Poster Study Maquette, Studebaker, Automobile, Car, 1926
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Work of Art, Painting in Gouache, Pencil and Ink on Paper, "Maquette" or Study for a Poster for Studebaker Cars, by Leonetto Cappiello circa 19...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paper, Paint
"Archer with Geese", Exceptional Art Deco Painting with Male Nude, Pierced Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this high style Art Deco painting depicts a nude male archer with his bow stretched and his arrow aiming toward a flock of geese overhead. In the background is a ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Conrad, Monumental Oil on Canvas, France, Five Mast Sailing Ship, Navy, Sea 1927
By George Conrad
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Monumental oil on canvas from 1927 by french artist Georges Conrad in its wooden frame with gold leaf.
Georges Conrad (24 February 1874, Aubervilliers - 7 December 1936, Rouen) was ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint, Canvas
"Pueblos", Classic WPA-Era Mural Study with Native Americans for Los Angeles, CA
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic example of WPA-period mural painting, executed by Verona Burkhardt for the Immigration and Naturalization Center in Los Angeles, depicts five Pueblo Indians in the foreground and a magnificent landscape of canyons and Pueblo dwellings in the background. This served as a study for one of five large canvases she delivered to California in 1941 or 1942, but the building was cordoned off due to America's entrance into World War II. Burkhardt (or Burkhard) was the daughter of two important artists and was introduced to painting and crafts at an early age. In her prime, she won seven U.S. Government mural commissions in national competitions for buildings in Wyoming, Montana, North Carolina, and Washington, D.C. She settled in Grand Junction...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"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
"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
"Restraining the Bull", Striking Art Deco Painting w/ Shirtless Male Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dramatic and bold, this painting of a shirtless man restraining a bull -- his skin dark as night, and the bull's hide as pale as moonlight -- is a classic example of Art Deco design....
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
One of a Kind Erté Original Painting "Femme Au Collant Resille"
By Erté
Located in Asheville, NC
Signed original gouache painting by Romain de Tirtoff, aka Erté. This very rare original features a woman wearing fishnet stockings and a pearl-and-lace top with black gloves and a ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Gouache
Art Deco Watercolor Painting King and Slave Girl by Victor Colma, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco watercolor painting king and slave girl. Orientalist harem scene signed by Victor Colma. France ca. 1930.
Size of the frame:
H. 57 cm x ...
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1930s French 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
"Dance Around Crystal Mountain, " Remarkable Art Deco Painting with Nudes, 1945
By Milton Bond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps the most remarkable of all the crystal paintings made by Milton Bond in the 1940s, this depiction of beautiful nude figures, male and female, forming a symmetrical circle aro...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Antoine Blanchard Original Antique Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique origina painting was done by well known Anoine Blanchard of France in approximately 1920 in his signature Impressionistic style. The painting is done with oil pain...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
"Nude Male Bathers, " 1930s Watercolor Painting of Nude Figures, Blue & Tan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Strikingly and vividly painted in watery tones of blue, green, tan and rose, this watercolor painting by Jean Paul Slusser depicts three nude male bathers...
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1930s North American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Nude painting, Józef Krzyżański (1898 Hnilice, Ukraine - 1987 Poznań, Poland)
Located in Chorzów, PL
This oil painting by Józef Krzyżański, measuring 79 x 53 cm, presents a striking nude study rendered with a quiet, introspective mood. Rooted in classical technique, the composition ...
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1920s European Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Paint
Georges Busson Art Deco Brown Dachshund Dog Watercolor in a Burl Wood Frame
By Georges B
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco watercolor of a brown dachshund, framed in a burl walnut frame. (signed GEORGES BUSSON, dated 1929)(Companion pieces: 058035A-B-D-E-F)
Condition: Good; Wear consiste...
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20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Herdsman, Asterion & Chara, " Rare Art Deco Mural Study, Bushnell Auditorium
By Barry Faulkner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paper
"Vision of Angels, " Important Night-Time Scene, WPA Era, African American Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although not signed, this brilliant scene of a nude black male figure, marvelling at a vision of angels in the heaven from his position on the ground...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Painted Canvas, Art Deco Woman’s Portrait, Contemporary Work
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Painted canvas representing an Art Deco style woman, on her profile with hair rolled up in bun and wearing long earings. She wears a crossed dress adorned with gold abstract motifs. ...
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2010s French Art Deco Paintings
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Linen
"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
"Nude with Basket, " Striking Art Deco Gouache Painting by Hentschel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by William Hentschel, one of Rookwood Pottery's most celebrated artisans in the Art Deco era, this very rare gouache depicts a half-nude female figure carrying a basket fille...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paper
'The Animal Kingdom, ' Art Deco Mural Study with Male Nudes by John Garth
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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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Edwin C. Siegfried (American 1889-1955), “Marsh At Sunset”, Pastel On Paper.
Located in Chicago, IL
Edwin Siegfried (American, 1889-1955), Marsh at Sunset, pastel on paper, signed lower right, sight: 21"h x 35.5"w, overall (with frame): 28.5"h x 39.5"...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Glass, Wood, Paper
"Two Philosophers", 1948 Painting with Two Male Nudes by Arthur Kampf
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Serving, perhaps, as a commentary on the futility and horror of war, this allegorical painting of "Two Philosophers" was made by Arthur Kampf in 1948-49, shortly after the end of World War II and toward the end of his long life. Kampf was known for his historical and allegorical paintings, including a large scene showing a group of nude soldiers...
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1940s German Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
French Oil on Canvas, Reclining Nude, Second Quarter of the 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The oil painting depicting a nude female in a state of relaxation, her hair styled in the fashion of the Art Deco period, in period molded and ebonized frame with gilt rabbet.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
Selection of Three WPA Era Paintings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of Three WPA Era Paintings, American, circa 1930s-1950s.
From left to right, they are:
1) Brick mason oil painting, American, circa 1930s. It ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
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
"Industrial, " Collection of Ironworker Paintings and Drawings by Garth, 1920s
By John Garth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable ensemble of paintings, studies and prints, collected together as a kind of scrapbook page by John Garth, celebrates the American ironworker. It includes no fewer than...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"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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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Swiss Landscape View Oil on Panel, "Findeln with Matterhorn", Fr WIPPERMAN, 1937
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Swiss Landscape View, Oil on Panel, "Findeln with Matterhorn", Fr. WIPPERMAN, 1937.
A rare and elegant painting depicting the alpine village of Findeln, famous for its rustic chalet...
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1930s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Wood, Giltwood, Paint
"Ninth Symphony", Art Deco Paean to Beethoven's Masterpiece by Renowned Muralist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Filled with Sturm und Drang and packed with allegory and higher meaning, this remarkable Art Deco painting by Eugene Savage celebrates and interprets B...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Children of the Crucible", Striking Art Deco Mural by Beck, T. Roosevelt quote
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This important and very rare mural study, executed in oil on canvas, was painted by Dunbar Beck in the 1930s, evidently for a project that was never completed. The painting depicts i...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Art Deco Black and White Male Nude Painting by Emil Fiala Vienna, circa 1918
By Emil Fiala
Located in Vienna, AT
The painter Emil Fiala (8.9.1896 Prossnitz - Mähren Czech Republic - Dec. 1960 Vienna) studied at the Viennese Academy by Franz Rumpler, August Eisenmenger, Julius Schmid, Christian ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Paintings
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Paper
French Art Deco Painting Woman Holding a Flower Signed Chasquest
By Chasquest
Located in Miami, FL
Vivid and striking, classic French Art Deco watercolor of an exotic woman holding a flower in one hand was painted by Chasquest, perhaps as a costume design for a Hollywood productio...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Paper
"Nudes with Arched Bridge, " WPA Period Painting by Rodda, 1930s
By Larry Rodda
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Suffused with the rich, subdued colors of the WPA period, this painting by Maryland artist Larry Rodda depicts a male and female nude couple sitting on a gr...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
"Bricklayer at Rest, " Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape
By Paul Ulen
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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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Painting Cubist Composition Modigliani Face and Instruments Petroff
By André Petroff
Located in Antwerp, BE
Painting cubist composition with Modigliani face, musical instruments, playing cards and fruit by the Russian artist Petroff.
Oil on board, framed.
Size of the painting:
H. 73 cm ...
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1980s Russian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Truth and the Seven Deadly Sins", Study for Queens Supreme Courthouse Mosaic
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entitled "Truth and the Seven Deadly Sins" and teeming with allegory, this Art Deco study for a major mosaic was painted by Eugene Savage for the new Queens Supreme Courthouse -- a 1930s Works Progress Administration project in Queens, New York. The central figure with a hand mirror may represent Narcissus, who would personify "vanity," one of the sins, and at the bottom of the scene is a winged devil who seems to be opening a door to a fiery world below. To the right is a figure near a chest full of gold and coins, and the entire scene is surmounted by a reclining female nude.
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
"The Return of Thomas Pickering, " Important WPA-Period Oil Painting by Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of atmosphere, rich color and drama, this fully realized oil on canvas study by Dunbar Beck was executed in preparation for his lobby painting at the US Post Office...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Fawn", Art Deco Painting of Resting Deer, Brown, Green and Yellow, Ohio Artist
By Louis Kabrin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This lovely, striking Art Deco painting -- executed in gouache (opaque watercolor) and applied with an airbrush, a new tool that became widely popular in the 1930s and 40s -- was mad...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Under the El", WPA-Era Painting of Philadelphia Market by Van Loan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly painted in a palette of canary yellow, orange-red, browns and blues, this WPA-period painting of an open-air market under the Market-Frankford elevated train line ("the El") in Philadelphia was executed by Dorothy Van Loan...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Frank Leonard Brooks Attributed Canadian Antique Oil Painting on Canvas Board
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This framed antique painting is being attributed to the well known Canadian artist Frank Leonard Brooks, and dates to approximately 1920 and done ...
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Early 20th Century Canadian Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Walnut, 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
"Youth with Pipes and Valves, " Sensitive Portrait of Young Man, Dorothy Van Loan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully and sensitively painted, this WPA-period portrait of a young man in an unusual setting -- perhaps a boiler room or plumbing closet -- was executed by Dorothy Van Loan...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Roland Hinton Perry Portrait of a Lady in Red, 1931
By Roland Hinton Perry
Located in Hanover, MA
Large stunning portrait of a beautiful seated woman in a red dress framed in a period carved giiltwood frame.
Signed upper right R. Hinton Perry. Dated indistinctly 1931 or 1939.
Roland Hinton Perry (1870-1941) was a sculptor and painter committed to the Beaux-Arts tradition. Born in New York, he studied in Paris at the Académie Julian under Henri Chapu and Denys Puech...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Pair of Japanese Costume Portraits Painted on Silk, 1920's
Located in London, GB
Two portraits of Japanese man and women in traditional costume painted on silk, circa 1920, in their original frames. Details show the exquisite tradit...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Wood
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
"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
"Cubist Forms in Blue and Red, " Brilliant Painting by Gleizes, Abstract Cubism
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most brilliantly-hued paintings by Albert Gleizes we have seen, this highly abstract Cubist work is a rotating knot of curving forms in periwinkle, carmen, olive green, sky blue, burnt sienna and grey flannel, as vivid now as when it was painted a hundred years ago. Early in his life he was influenced by Fernand Leger, Robert Delauney...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Carl Christian Forup, 1920s Amazons and Centaurs Oil on Canvas Painting
By Carl Christian Forup
Located in North Miami, FL
Amazons and Centaurs oil on canvas painting in the 1920s by Carl Christian Forup from Vejle, Denmark. This painting by Forup is one of the largest that h...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Wood, Paint
Art Deco pastel painting "Nude of a Woman" signed Fried Pal, 1930s
By Pal Fried
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stupendous pastel painting designed by Fried Pal in the 1930s,the theme of the nude in the Art Deco period was of important relevance,the author in this painting demonstrates great s...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Glass, Wood, Paper
Antique Dog Painting by William Stern, Dated 1921, Shepherd Dog with Puppies
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique painting depicting a Malinois (Belgian Sheppard dog) with her puppies.
The painting is very atmospheric, with beautiful l...
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1920s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Paint
Painted Canvas, Art Deco Woman, Contemporary Work
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Painted canvas figuring a side view Art Deco woman. She wears a brown-orange coat with large sleeves with geometrical white, black and gilt motifs. She ...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Art Deco Paintings
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Linen
"Nude with Bowl of Fruit, " Art Deco Painting in Shades of Purple and Orange
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Absolutely lovely, almost translucent in its use of color -- as if painted on glass or silk -- this very rare gouache painting was created by William Hentschel, one of the master art...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Gouache
"Running Bunny Rabbit, " Charming Book Illustration from the 1930s-1940s
By Gustaf Tenggren
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Absolutely winning and full of charm, this book illustration depicts a bunny rabbit running across the land, the hilly landscape rich with browns and greens, and the sky a perfect blue. Painted in gouache on illustration board, the Sphinx mark -- one of the brands of the Weber company -- is visible on the reverse. This would make a perfect addition to the walls of a children's room, or a collection of American illustration art.
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Bellerophon and Pegasus" Striking Art Deco Painting with Male Nude Mythological
By Bryson Burroughs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable scene depicting the moment when Bellerophon was about to lasso the flying figure of Pegasus after the creature paused for a drink below was painted in 1926 by Bryson ...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"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
"Yellow Swimsuit, " Ghostly Casein Painting of a Man at the Beach, in 1943
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This pale, almost ghostly painting by John Winters depicts a tall, lithe young man with a yellow swimsuit and towel on the beach along Lake Michigan in...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"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
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.