"Ten Nudes Dancing, " Large Art Deco-Surrealist Painting by Bond, 1940s

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...

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...

This brilliant Surrealist composition, with the stylization and exaggerated plant forms of Art Deco, was painted by Jan Matulka in 1944. Both Surrealism and "Moderne" decorative arts thrived in the 1940s, and here the artist draws from both styles. Matulka was born in Prague and came to America as a young man, and trained here and in Paris, where he became exposed to Cubism. He exhibited in New York, created illustrations for New Masses which advanced the interest of American workers...

Brilliantly transposed from Biblical times to 1940s America, this vivid scene shows Samson and Delilah in a quintessentially domestic setting, complete with pink wallpaper...

Surrealist nude painting by Alex Alemany, Spanish, circa 1970s. Alemany's works are often described as "magical realism." This painting measures 32" H x 25.5" W and is unframed.

Very lovely and decorative large glass reverse-painted panel ("fixé sous verre"), representing a pair of deer in a peaceful, tropical setting, on a bl...

Art Deco painting of Spanish dancer by Yves Diey.

Benjamin Jorj Harris, Newman Decor - American Art Deco airbrush painting on illustration board - featuring an over-sized group of white gardenia blossoms ...