1920s Wall Decorations

Great map of Quebec and Ontario. Unframed Original color By John Bartholomew and Co. Edinburgh Geographical Institute Published, circa 1920 ...

Painted by one of the greatest artists of the Swedish Grace movement -- Simon Gate, best known for his spectacular series of engraved glass designs for Orrefors in Sweden -- this pai...

Book Published by W. COLLINS SONS & CO. LTD., London, Glasgow, Melbourne, Auckland 1922. E. O. (Emil Otto) Hoppé’s photographs bring English writer J. D. (John Davys) Beresford’s ...

Small rug hand woven of cotton and wool, exceptional vase and flowers design, and signature of the artist weaver on the top. Could use as small floor rug, or as hanging wall tapestry...

"Antique cityscape print “From an Etching by Frank Brangwyn, R.A. A.D. 1922 by The architectural Press. “Frank Brangwyn was born in 1867 in Bruges, Belgium. His family moved back to London in 1875 where he attended school until 1879, when he left as much out of boredom as necessity. His father worked as an architect, muralist, and in other arts-related crafts. Frank helped around the studio and continued his own artistic education by copying drawings at what was to become the Victoria and Albert Museum. His abilities attracted the notice of more established artists and at the age of 15 he was working for William Morris getting rudimentary training and preparing designs for many aspects of Morris' Arts and Crafts output. In 1885, with nothing much more than youthful enthusiasm, he submitted a painting to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and was accepted - at the age of 17. Spurred by this success he rented a studio and began a period of productive poverty. With little money, his early work revolved around the sea where traditional subjects for British art were moored and made docile models. This is considered his """"""""grey"""""""" period and the limited palette may be due as much to limited funds as to artistic intent. His 1890 canvas, """"""""Funeral At Sea"""""""" is typical of this period and won a Gold Medal at the 1891 Paris Salon. The young artist was making waves. In 1888, he worked on a freighter for passage to the Near East of Istanbul and the Black Sea. Orientalism was a major force in European art at the time and Brangwyn was as seduced as many artists were with the colors and light of the Mediterranean and African coasts. These trips brought a new palette to his work and something new to British art. The Buccaneers, at right, is from 1892 and the difference between it and his """"""""grey"""""""" period is dramatic. Just as we have movie critics today, art critics proliferated during the 19th century. Walter Shaw Sparrow, in his excellent """"""""Frank Brangwyn and His Work"""""""", devotes several chapters to the reaction of these critics to Brangwyn's art. Opinions were as varied as the two styles shown here, but what is most interesting is the degree of attention being paid to the work of a self-taught 25-year old. Whatever their views of his work, he was not being taken lightly. Not surprisingly, the bright hues and intense light of his new style were not appreciated by the establishment. To put his work in historic perspective, this was a period of Impressionism, Art Nouveau, and the Munich and Vienna Secessions. In British art, Sargent, Whistler, Waterhouse and Draper were popular. Lord Leighton, Burne-Jones and Alma-Tadema were still active. Brangwyn was following none of these men and the critics were at a loss as to how to pigeonhole him. The continental critics in France, Munich and Vienna had no such trouble. He was seen as a most modern and successful artist from the beginning. For his part, Brangwyn followed his own muse and in doing so found himself at the vanguard of the art world. In 1892 he began working as the designer for the new art magazine, """"""""The Graphic"""""""". In 1895 he was asked to paint murals for the notorious gallery, L'Art Nouveau, in Paris. He won medals for his work in Munich and Paris. At the age of 30, while Britain puzzled over how to evaluate his work, the rest of the world viewed him as the definition of modern British art. He illustrated books: """"""""Don Quixote...

Great map of New South Wales Original color. Good condition Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.  

Great map of South Island, New Zealand Original color. Good condition / repair to a minor tear on right edge Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.

A decorative advertising sign, made of ceramic, dated around 1920s, made in Italy. An advertising sign for selling Italian blood oranges, displaying a white horse. Good condition wit...

Great map of South East Asia Original color. Good condition Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.  

Pencil drawing depicting a single-seat biplane airplane fighter Hanriot HD 1, by Riccardo Cavigioli. Measure with frame cm 49 x 31 - inch19.3 x 11.8. Riccardo Cavigioli was born in ...

Pencil drawing depicting a two-seat biplane airplane for reconnaissance Albatros C III produced in 1916, by Riccardo Cavigioli. Measure with frame cm 53.5 x 31.4 - inches 21 x 13. ...

- 1927 - Original framed poster - Beautiful decoration into interior.

Original vintage French Art Deco brides poster 'Les Bains' By Leon Benigni 1929 Brides-les-Bains is a commune in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was on...

Great map of Queensland Original color. Good condition Published by Alexander Gross Unframed.

László Moholy-Nagy photography. Stamp: "Nachlass László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946) (= Estate of László Moholy-Nagy "and "einmalige Auflage fu¨r die Griffelkunst 1994") (= single edit...

Pencil drawing by Riccardo Cavigioli in the early 1920s depicting a two-seat biplane airplane for reconnaissance, probably a Fokker, armed with twin Spandau’s 7.92 mm. Aircraft produ...

Pencil drawing by Riccardo Cavigioli in the early 1920s depicting a two-seat biplane airplane for reconnaissance Brandenburg C I of 1916, built by Ufag in Budapest. Measure with fram...

For your consideration is gorgeous and rare antique hand-colored photo print (gelatin silver) titled "Sunlight and Shade" from circa the 1920's, and hand-signed by Percy Murray (17.2...

- 1926 - Original framed poster - Beautiful decoration into interior.

Artist: Ivan Grigorewitch Olinsky (Russian-American, 1878 1962) Subject: Still life w/ Chinese porcelain figurine & fruits Period: 1920’s...

Rare and unusual marble plaques originally used for beloved horses. French, early 20th century. "Norma", 'Bianca" and "Cobb" are available. Price per plaque.

Set of Art Deco or Bauhaus bathroom accesories by Ditmar Urbach from late 1920s. Two wall lamps (E27 or E26 socket), one shelf, two hooks, two toothbr...

George Barbier; An ink and gouache study. Royal female figure in Baroque-style costume on arche paper, in good condition, hand signed by the artist. Dimensions: 26 cm x 24 cm Si...

Brilliantly painted in rich jewel tones -- emerald, sapphire and canary -- this high style Art Deco-cum-Fauvist painting depicts a female bather, swathed in a large towel, in conversation with a muscled male rower, high above the beach below. Sunbathers under their umbrellas can be seen in the distance, and above the couple is a vivid sky with bolts of blue and coral above hills of green, yellow and pink. The artist, Marius Woulfart...

George Barbier watercolor illustration, "Louis XIV" 1929 This intricate hand drawn illustration by George Barbier is signed, dated and annotated by the artist in ink. This illustr...

Laszlo Neogrady was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1896. He was the son of the artist Antal Neogrady and he studied painting at the Hungarian Academy of F...

Original Swedish film poster for the 1929 American drama film A Dangerous Woman. The film was directed by Gerald Grove and Rowland V. Lee and starred Clive Brook and Olge Baclanova This Swedish poster...

László Moholy-Nagy photography. Stamped by Foto Moholy-Nagy and Galerie Khlim. In original good condition. László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946) was a Hungarian painter and photogr...

For your consideration is gorgeous and rare antique hand-colored photo print (gelatin silver) titled "Approaching Time" from circa the 1920's, and hand-signed by Percy Murray (17.25x...

For your consideration is gorgeous and rare antique hand-colored photo print (gelatin silver) titled "A Mountain Steam" from circa the 1920's, and hand-signed by Percy Murray (17.25 ...

Full of tenderness in a moment of rejection and shame, this major Art Deco painting, masterfully executed, depicts Jophiel expelling Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. The two nud...

Original US trade advertisement for Fritz Lang and Thea von Harbou's 1927 science fiction masterpiece. Channing Pollock, an American playwright and critic for The Washington Post wa...

Three languages iron and enamel street sign, circa 1920. The sign was made for 58 street in the city of Haifa. The three languages indicate the sig...

Iconic American Art Deco etching "Girls Bathing" in Craesor Gym" 3/30 Ed by M. E. Groom 1920s from a Palm Beach estate. Effect of a very fine wood-cut print. Because this is the 3rd,...

We are proud to offer an exquisite early 20th century French hand lettering trade sign. This is truly a unique piece of trade sign retail art in our opi...

László Moholy-Nagy photography 6/6 from a set of 6 photographies. Single edition of 'Light-Room Modulations' folder, original title 'Licht-Raum Modulationen.' Published by Edition ...

Ismael de la Serna (1898-1968) ''The House'' Oil on canvas. Published in the catalogue held at "Centro Cultural Conde Duque" in 1990 Signed and dated 1929.

This stylish piece of history dates to teh 1920s and was acquired from a Palm Beach estate. Because the art is signed in the print F. L. 20, we believe this was a New Year 1921 inv...

Two decorative studies in typography, painted in gouache on paper with influences from the Bauhaus. The studies were made in the master class for graphic design in Pressburg. Both ...

Clearly demonstrating his love for the culture and sensuality of his adopted Hawaii, and brilliantly executed, Robert Lee Eskridge's "Stone Fishing" is a landmark in Art Deco printmaking. Although his work often shows the influence of Cubism and abstract art, Eskridge’s paintings and prints also capture the exoticism and sensuality of his subjects. He lived in Hawaii for many years and is renowned for his depictions of native Hawaiians...

Oil on canvas by French artist Rene Schumacher. The abstract work is entitled "Puzzle". Property from esteemed interior designer Juan Montoya. Juan Mo...

An antique N.W. Persian oriental rug, size 5'6" x 3'6", circa 1910-1920. This handsome hand-woven floro-geometric rug features repeating rosettes connected by trellis motifs in the d...

An unique fireplace door / fire guard designed by Dagobert Peche and manufactured in 1920. Excellent original condition with nice patina on brass. Dago...

This unique limestone frieze depicts a map of South America and formerly was part of the façade of the Philadelphia Civic Center in Pennsylvania. The ...

A turn of the century wooden panels, depicting architectural marble carvings with their description in Italian. Probably from an architecture school. Measurements: Height 89", W...

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...

This French early 20th century mounted deer antlers on a wooden shield is a stunning piece of art perfect for a lodge or country house. The large ...

Original Swedish film poster for Melville Brown 1929 comedy starring Sally O'Neil , Johnny Mack Brown This beautiful Swedish poster is designed by...

Singed teaching, didacting chart signed 1929.    

Painted with a brilliant palette and very fine detail, this depiction of a tropical fish swimming above a strand of seaweed and a giant clam, surrounded by a cloud of bubbles, is a c...

Quintessentially Art Deco, with long, lean lines and a highly stylized nude, this drawing was executed by Boris Lovet-Lorski in Paris, before he settled in America at the age of 26. ...

Rare pair of Russian Avant Garde collage by Mikhael Menkov Signed M.M. 21 Mienkov was born in Vilnus in 1885 Died in Crimea in 1926. From 1912-191...

Great grandson of the famous writer Victor Hugo, the painter Jean Hugo (1894-1984) was in the thick of the Paris art scene between the wars. A member of the avant garde, he was a friend of Picasso, Cocteau and Colette and was associated with the Neo Romantics. His small gouaches on paper were avidly collected by Dr. Albert Barnes, and can be seen today in the Barnes Collection in Philadelphia. Hugo's most desirable work -- landscapes, interior scenes, set designs -- date from the mid 1920s to the late 1930s. This whimsical painting, signed and dated 1927, is set in a curtained, classical interior furnished with Victorian lighting fixtures...

Original 1920 Swedish film poster. The film received it's first Swedish release 1920 Broken Blossoms was released in the Us in 1919 and celebrates its 100 year anniversary this year. This silent film was directed by D.W. Griffith, one of 20th century's pioneers of cinema, and one of the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The film stars Lillian Gish...

Signed en verso B. Solotareff, Lautenberg. Original period frame, made personally by the artist. Dimensions (without frame): Height 16” Width 12 ½”. Dimensions (with frame...

Ada Pratella (1901-1929) Houses at Capri, oil on canvas in gold frame, signed lower left. Italy, circa 1920 Dimensions: 17" W x 14.5" H x 1.88" D; sight 12.5" W x 10.25"H.

This 1929 vintage ink and inkwash drawing of a bare-chested boxer is turned away from the viewer, his gloved hands raised high as if the fight has just been won. The artist, William ...

Masterfully painted and full of light and color, this oil painting depicting a 1928 Packard automobile, the height of Art Deco style and elegance toward the end of the Depression, is...