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
Oil Painting on Panel, 20th Century, Vergani, Landscape
Located in Monza, IT
Oil painting on panel, 20th century, Vergani, landscape
Refined and detailed oil painting on panel depicting a glimpse of "old" Bergamo, with ch...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Hunters and Mouflons Near a Waterfall
By Gaston Suisse
Located in Paris, FR
Pencil, charcoal and oil pastel on a gold leaf background
Signed lower right.
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1930s European Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Gold Leaf
Art Deco Painting "Don Quixote de la Mancha" by Roland Paris
By Roland Paris
Located in Miami, FL
This piece depicts Don Quixote, in the novel by Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote, a knightly gentleman, sets out in search of adventures to the four corners of the world.
Signature:...
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20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Art Deco Poster Design Man in Dressing Gown by Theodor Kindel Austria 1920
By Theodor Kindel
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco poster design man in dressing gown by Theodor Kindel. Gouache on paper laid on board. Unframed. Austria 1920/1940. Theodor Kindel was a well known graphic artist who worked ...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Antique Signed Janson Belgium Oil on Canvas Painting of Young Boy Smoking
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1930's Belgium oil on canvas of young boy smoking which is part of a suite
Please note the delivery fee listed is jus...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
20th Century Swedish Oil Painting of Jolly Display of Friends
Located in Bjuråker, SE
Capture a moment of camaraderie and laughter with this charming oil painting depicting two men sharing a funny moment. With vibrant strokes and expressive detail, the artist captures...
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20th Century Swedish Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
"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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Oil Painting of a Beautiful Landscape
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Ocean with a High Tide Boat Scene
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Reiniasance Style Portrait of a of People in Colonial Times
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
CityScape Mixed Media Painting for a Industry on a Farm
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Beautiful Portrait of a man with his White Monkey
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Coastline Landscape Italian Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
CityScape Oil Painting for a House on a Farm
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
CityScape Oil Painting for a Villa on a Farm
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Italian or Spanish City Oil Painting of a Beautiful Landscape
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Oil painting about a Beautiful Crab and Fish
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Coastline Landscape Italian Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Italian or Spanish City Oil Painting of a Beautiful Landscape
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Oil Painting of a group of strangers in the desert with their horses
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Coastline Landscape Italian Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Naive Little Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Beautiful Style Portrait of a Woman Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Italian or Spanish City Oil Painting in Sunset
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Unknown Artist Geometric and Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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CityScape Oil Painting in park
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Naive Style Folk Painting of Farm Life
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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"Sea Battle, " Very Fine Painting on Leather with Studded Leather Frame circa 1930
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
Oil Painting Spanish Scene of man with Maja women
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
View of Lake Limides Italian Dolomites Oil on Canvas by Georg Grauvogl
Located in Albignasego, IT
Lake Limides and Tofane – Georg Grauvogl (1896 – 1986)
100 x 80 cm without frame
104 x 84 cm with antique fir frame
oil painting on canvas
1930s
The suggestive Lake Limides on a su...
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1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Naive Little Town Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Reiniasance Style Portrait of a Woman Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Nude Beautifully framed Oil Paining
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"On the Beach", Art Deco Painting of Reclining Young Man in Swimsuit
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and full of light, this gouache painting of a young man in a black swimsuit lounging on a wide beach was painted by Louise Alix in the 1950s. The man's rosy complexion, the...
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1950s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Cleric Boy Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Abstract Painting on wood
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Coastline Landscape Italian Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Beautiful Still Life in the Style of Gaugan
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Impressionist Oil Painting of a Girl
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
River Scene of a European City Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Coastline Landscape Italian Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas made in Europe, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and re...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Foggy European Dock Scene Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
20th century French Painting on Glass with oval Frame, 1930s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Charming painting on glass from the 1930s in good condition representing The profil of an elegant woman with a beautiful hat.
Oval black wooden frame.
Small hook to hang on the wall.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Glass, Wood
Dipinto Antico, Art Deco, Mazzo Di Garofani Rossi, Olio Su Tela, Natura Morta.
By Primo Dolzan
Located in Breganze, VI
I quadri con fiori Mazzo Di Garofani Rossi qui proposto è una pittura ad olio su tela del Novecento. Art Déco.
Da sottolineare che la cornice in legno intagliata e laccata è original...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Painting Of Flowers Of Roses, Art Deco, Oil On Canvas, Still Life Of The Twentieth Century.
Located in Breganze, VI
The paintings with flowers Mazzo Di Rose proposed here is an oil painting on canvas from the early twentieth century. Art Deco.
Note that the beautiful carved and lacquered wooden fr...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Portrait Of Woman Sewing, Early Twentieth Century Era, Oil On Canvas, Art Deco.
Located in Breganze, VI
The antique paintings, Portrait of a Woman Sewing, offered here is an oil painting on canvas,
of the early twentieth century. The work dresses in a beautiful twentieth-century-era ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Quadri Antichi Fiori, Vaso Di Anemoni, Olio Su Tela, Natura Morta Del XX Secolo.
Located in Breganze, VI
La categoria Quadri Antichi Con Fiori, Mazzo Di Anemoni, posti in un vaso di ceramica blu,
qui proposto è una pittura ad olio su tela, della prima metà del Novecento.
Si tratta di ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
1920s Large Framed Oil on Canvas of Hans Alin by Ava de Lagercrantz
By Ava de Lagercrantz
Located in London, GB
Ava de Lagercrantz, (1862-1938)
Classic Swedish artist who was a royal painter who worked in New York and Paris.
She painted reigning monarchs.
In 1909 she painted King Gustav wh...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
Winter on Peaks Oil on Canvas by Georg Grauvogl
Located in Albignasego, IT
Snow on the Peaks - Georg Grauvogl (1896 - 1986)
70 x 80 cm without frame
74 x 84 cm with antique fir frame
oil painting on canvas
1930s
A few, vibrant brushstrokes of color perfe...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Pair of vintage original still life floral painting from the 1930s by artist CS
Located in Ebberup, DK
This is a pair of original Danish oil on canvas still life flower paintings from 1932 by artist CS.
They are signed by the artist in the bottom right corner and framed in beautiful ...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Early 20th Century Swedish Oil Painting of an Officer in Blue
Located in Bjuråker, SE
A striking painting of Erik af Sillén. Erik af Sillén (1895–1977) was a Swedish nobleman and military officer who held various distinguished positions throughout his career. He serve...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Paint
Winter on Italian Dolomites Oil on Canvas by Georg Grauvogl
Located in Albignasego, IT
Winter on the Sciliar – Georg Grauvogl (1896 – 1986)
60 x 80 cm without frame
64 x 84 cm with antique fir frame
oil painting on canvas
1930s
In this painting Grauvogl, with his ef...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Antique oil painting "Ballerina" signed Pal Fried
By Pal Fried
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stunning oil painting "Ballerina" executed by Fried Pal in the 1940s,this painting is exemplary of the pictorial style of the author,whose portraiture combines a soft naturakistic re...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
1920s Naive Still Life Oil Painting with Fruits and Books in a Black Frame
Located in Berlin, DE
Transport yourself to the whimsical world of the 1920s with this charming naive still life oil painting, encased in a sleek black frame. Delightfully rendered, the fruits burst with ...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Pine
An ORIENTALIST ART-DECO PAINTING Engraved MIRROR by G. FANNEE, France 1930
By Jean Dunand
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional orientalist painting under glass on mirror, Art-Deco, Modernist, Bauhaus, Orientalist, decorated with a stylized torrent in the jungle on a mirror background, signed G...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Bronze
Paul Meltsner, Portrait of a Youth, American Modernist Realism O/C, c. 1940
Located in New York, NY
American Art Deco
Modernist Social Realism
Paul Raphael Meltsner
Portrait of a Youth
Oil on canvas
Circa 1940
DIMENSIONS
CANVAS: 26 x 20 inches
FRAMED: 30 .5 x 24.5 inches
DETAIL...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Art Deco Chinoiserie Hand Painted 6 Panel Floor Screen Room Divider
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Art Deco Chinoiserie Hand Painted 6 Panel Floor Screen Room Divider. Artist signed upper left. The painting is comprised of 6 panels each measuring 18” by 84”.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Art Deco painting swimming pool by Christiane Caillotin Vue de ma table 1940
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco painting swimming pool by Christiane Caillotin Vue de ma table.
France ca. 1940.
Acrylic paint, watercolor on board. Framed.
Christi...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Acrylic
Art Deco Paintings
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 and Emil Fiala are some of the painters associated with Art Deco that you can find on 1stDibs.
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