"Waiting for the Barge, " Fabulous & Vivid Art Deco Painting of Bejewelled Figure

One of the finest examples of illustration art and Art Deco painting we have ever offered, this elegant and sophisticated view of New Yorkers skating arm in arm on a frozen pond or l...

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....

One of the most fanciful and dramatic depictions of the St. George and the Dragon story we have ever seen, this painting by Manne Östlund shows a shirtless, modern St. George slaying...

The artist behind this striking and original Art Deco portrait -- Agnes Tait -- is clearly emphasizing the parallels between a female figure and her Siamese cat, both shown with heavily-shadowed blue eyes and short, dark hair, the feline crouching familiarly on the shoulder of her companion. Because Tait painted a series of portraits for Florenz Ziegfeld of the young women who performed in the Ziegfeld Follies in 1932, it's possible that the figure here was one of her subjects. The woman is wearing an elegant black gown that bares her upper chest, and the background is a lovely shade of reddish purple. Tait was a native New Yorker, studying in her youth at the National Academy of Design under Leon Kroll and others, before becoming a WPA painter in the 1930s. She painted a series of tropical scenes for the United Fruit Company...

Robert Gallon British, 1845-1925 “Waiting for the Catch” Oil on canvas 30 by 50 in. W/frame 36 by 56 in. This artist, well known, and justly appreciated by the British Pu...

Royal House Antiques We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original circa 1880-1890 W.G Foster signed large oil painting titled "Waiting for the fleets return" A very g...

A french background of Paris river channels, Les Barges titled. A colorful 20th Century Post Impressionist oil painting of Yiddish origin. “Rubinstein” signed on lower left. Description on the back of the painting; early 20th century practitioner of the Académie de La Grande Chaumière in Paris; Yiddish Jewish painting born in Moscow in 1910 died in Paris 1979...

Rare circular Art Deco scenes of the Smoky Mountains with date and details rendered behind the paintings. Beautifully hand painted in vivid hues and original circular gilt frames. Em...