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Style: Art Deco
Period: 1940s
"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.
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
"Adam in Eden, " Monumental Depiction of Paradise in Wartime
By Wilfred Peter Glud
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable statement of hope and resilience, this vivid and colorful depiction of a nude Adam seated amidst a profusion of flora and fauna was painted in the midst of World War II ...
Category
Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Mid Century French Copper and Brass Panel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French mid-century highly textured copper and brass riveted panel. A piece of art in its own right, the panel is riddled with a unique copper texture reminiscent of webbing. Stylisti...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
"Aquarius, " Important Art Deco Tile with Nude Male and Limed Oak Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created by Bonnie MacLeary, a Texas-born sculptor famed for her "Aspiration" and "Ouch" bronzes, two of several created in the 1920s, this classic Art Deco tile dates from the 1940s,...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
"Taurus, Pisces, Leo and Libra, " High Art Deco Depiction of Zodiac Signs
By Pierre Bourdelle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Best known for sculpting the massive "Harvest" mural for the exterior of the main Food Building at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, as well as a series of bas relief sculptures i...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
"Nudes Stepping Forth, " Large Theatrical Sketch by Raoul Pene du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This very large and energetic sketch, depicting several nude figures stepping forward through a circular opening, was painted by Raoul Pene du Bois, probably as a preparatory piece f...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Gouache
"High-Stepping Horse, " Unique Art Deco Midcentury Ceramic Relief Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Demonstrating a modern take on Etruscan and other ancient sculpture, this 1941-vintage relief rondel depicts a high-stepping horse and a leafing branch,...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Framed Poster, Prof. Dr. Paul Pfurtscheller, Sauria Lacerta Agilis, 1904 Vienna
Located in Bronx, NY
Professionally Framed Wooden Gold frame, poster ,Prof. Dr. Paul Pfurtscheller,Sauria lacerta agilis, 1904.
Hand drawn by Austrian zoologist, printed and used for Swedish school , ...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Wool Tapestry, circa 1930-1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco wool tapestry, circa 1930-1950
This tapestry is composed of pieces of woolen woven and assembled.
Very good condition, only some fringes are missing.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
"Adam and Eve on Island of Peace, " Remarkable WPA-Era Print of Peace Amidst War
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This print depicts a nude Adam and Eve in a small island of peace and plenty, surrounded by the ravages and storms of World War II. The placid scene at the center, full of innocence ...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"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...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
"Crested Water Bird, " Art Deco Rondel in Black and Gold by Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and winning, this lovely Art Deco porcelain rondel, glazed in black, gold and red on a white ground, was designed and executed by Waylande Gregory, the great American sculptor a...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
Heyndrickx, Art Deco Mask in Hammered and Patinated Bronze, Signed, Dated 1941
By Heyndrickx Johannes Werner
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Heyndrickx. Art Deco mask in hammered and patinated bronze, signed and dated 1941.
Category
Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
"Capricorn, " Important Art Deco Tile with Zodiac Theme by MacLeary
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created by Bonnie MacLeary, a Texas-born sculptor famed for her "Aspiration" and "Ouch" bronzes, two of several created in the 1920s, this classic Art Deco tile...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
"New Mexico Scene, " Large and Rare Landscape with Adobe Church
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In 1943, when the Second World War still raged a continent away, Eleanor Reed painted this beautiful and haunting view of the New Mexico landscape, featuring a rosy-toned adobe churc...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
"Music, " High Accomplished Painting with Multiple Nudes by Conner, 1946
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This detailed and highly-finished study by John Ramsey Conner for an allegorical painting depicts a relaxed grouping of nude figures executed in pale tones of ivory, mossy green and ...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
"Utopian Motif, " Lovely Art Deco Painting with Frieze of Agrarian Labors, 1946
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lovely and ethereal, reminiscent of the pale, ideal compositions of Puvis de Chavannes in France and America, this utopian vista depicts a series of figures gathering fruit and grain, all in formal classical poses like an ancient, early Renaissance painting...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Paul Serste Art Deco Inspired Young Lady Modern Wall Plaque 1940s Belgium
By Paul Serste
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $450...By noted Belgian sculptor Paul Serste´ (1910-2000), this wall plaque sculpture is quite beautiful with its flowing kerchief covering the head of a lovely young la...
Category
Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Clay
"Walking the Cows" Important Social Realist Painting by Sternberg, 1944
By Charlotte Joan Sternberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A cross between Grant Wood and Paul Cadmus, this remarkable American regional scene painting depicts a young man in a white t-shirt walking a group of cows down a country lane with p...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
1940s Italian Plate Rack, Kitchen Shelf, Dresser with Drawers Wax polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1940s Art Deco period , plate rack or kitchen shelf , dresser with 5 drawers, all solid pine polished with wax. Excellent patina
Measures cm: H 50, W 1...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
"Galloping Horse" Art Deco Plaque by Waylande Gregory, 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Glazed in brilliant white, deep red, gold and black, this striking round plaque was made by Waylande Gregory, the renowned WPA sculptor and innovative ceramicist. Prodigious and inde...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
S. W. Brooks, Pastel Portrait, Miami Beach, 1947
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
S. W. Brooks, pastel portrait on cardboard, Miami Beach, 1947
Dimension: 68 x 82 cm
Without frame: 44 x 60 cm.
Category
North American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Fontanarosa French Art Deco Oil Painting of a Couple in a Boat
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco oil on canvas painting of a couple in a boat by Lucien Joseph Fontanarosa, (Paris 1912-1989) . The canvas is laid down on a thin plywood pan...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
"Rearing Horses, " High Style Pair of Art Deco, Mixed-Media Pieces by Von Liski
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinary pair of Art Deco pieces, each depicting a pair of horses, one with its head up and one down, was executed in ink, colored pencil and gouache by Robert Reinhardt Von Liski, a Prussian-American artist. Von Liski worked in Chicago as a commercial artist in advertising agencies and elsewhere, and did work for RCA Victor and Arrow Shirts...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Gouache
"Nude Shepherdess, " Art Deco Drawing in Style of Rockwell Kent, Sculpted Frame
By Phil Rhynders
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This dramatic scene depicts two figures: a half-nude woman with staff and wide-brimmed hat -- a modern, adult version of a shepherdess -- along with a reclining male figure. Both fig...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
"Negro Night Club, " 1945 Painting Depicting African American Social Life
By Adalie Margules Brent
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant and lively depiction of a crowded cafe scene in 1945, this painting by Adalie Margules Brent depicts a slice of Black America at the end of World War II, probably in New ...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
"Nude Male with Hand to Chest, " Drawing by Raoul du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Powerful and eloquent, this drawing by Raoul Pene du Bois showcases his mastery of the human figure, expressed with his usual Mannerist approach -- all elongated limbs and stylized p...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
"Kublai Khan, " Large Art Deco Painting Masterpiece with Male Nudes, 1943
By Milton Bond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
"Hawaiiana, " Extraordinary Art Deco Cubist Surreal Painting after Pearl Harbor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Saturated with the brilliant hues of earth and sea, and filled with symbols and signs of Hawaii's spectacular landscape and rich history -- including an angry Hawaiian king with his traditional feathered headdress or "mahiole" -- this watercolor was painted in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Watercolor
"Jump Shot, " Model for Art Deco Bronze Basketball Award Plaque, 1940s
By Fred Torrey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps because it depicts its figures more as Greek athletes rather than modern players, this bronze Art Deco plaque is very rare, or possibly unique. The artist, Fred Torrey, depicts a Classic jump shot, with two virtually nude basketball players leaping up for the ball. Best known for his "Lincoln Walks at Midnight" sculpture which premiered at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair (now displayed near the West Virginia state...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
"Pegasus, " Art Deco Sculpture w/ Male Nude by Brunetti, inspired by Walter Crane
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully and subtly glazed in tones of grey, green, pink and tan, this stunning Art Deco sculptural rondel depicts Bellerophon, a nude male figure from Greek mythology, restraining a winged Pegasus in a lush springtime landscape. This piece is a rare example of the work of Mario Brunetti, who was part of a circle of sculptors and ceramicists influenced by the enormously successful Lenci workshop in Turin (Torino). Brunetti favoured mythological subjects, but his work is extremely rare. This motif of Bellerophon, shown nude with Greek cap, restraining the rearing Pegasus...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Clay
"Nude Shepherd Playing Pipes, " Unique Art Deco Sculptural Panel, 1940
By Jolan Cser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Somehow naively charming and sophisticated at the same time, this pierced sculptural panel by Jolan Cser, a Hungarian artist, depicts a nude shepherd youth playing the pipes, accompa...
Category
Hungarian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
"Tropical Fish, " Brilliant Art Deco Undersea Painting, Hawaii, 1942
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The American public was fascinated with all things exotic in the 1930s and 1940s, including aquatic and seaside themes and Art Deco hotels and residential interiors often featured pa...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Watercolor
"Snowy Egrets and Cypress, " Large Art Deco Painting by Harcombe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly capturing the exotic and beautiful landscape of the cypress swamps of South Florida, this painting of a pair of snowy egrets is a superb example of Art Deco scene painting. The turquoise hue of the water and the cerulean of the sky contrast with the smooth limbs of the cypress tree and the white and purple-greys of the birds. This painting was made by Renee Harcombe...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
"Under the Tree, " Striking Mid-Century Scene by Heitland for Liberty Magazine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking and bold example of illustration art, this scene of a young man in a bathing suit conversing with an elegant woman in her car coat, was drawn by Wilmot Heitland for Libert...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
"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...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
"Architecture & Construction, " Allegorical Mural Study for Rhode Island Capitol
By Robert Charles Haun
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A superb example of allegorical mural painting, this circular study depicting a female figure in Grecian robes overlooking a child with a plumb line, surrounded by scenes of construc...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
"Home Front Fox Hole, " Vivid Depiction of American Life During World War II
By Joseph E. Bolden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pulsating with life and color, this depiction of a crowded mom-and-pop store in wartime America, filled with a sailor in full regalia, homemakers and children, grandmothers and worki...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
"Pan Playing His Pipes, " Charming Mural Sketch for Liberty Music Shop, NYC
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of verdant greens and suffused with a lovely quiet spirit, this depiction of Pan resting against a tree and playing his pipes was a perfect image for the famous Liberty Music Shop in New York. This sketch for a mural at the Shop was painted by Donald Forbes, who worked for the Federal Art Project in the 1930s where he would have learned from the work of other muralists supported by federal programs. Liberty Music Shop was famous for its collection of sophisticated jazz recordings from around the world; in the 1930s it created its own label, producing a series of records for Lee Wiley, Beatrice Lillie, Mabel Mercer, Ethel Merman...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
"African Youth with Gourds and Flowers, " English Art Deco Painting, 1946
By Stuart Maxwell Armfield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant painting executed in vivid colors, this view of an African male youth holding a basket of gourds and an enormous bouquet of calla lilies, day lilies and other tropical bl...
Category
Great Britain (UK) Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
"Two Female Nudes, " Mid-Century Masterpiece by Alexander Cañedo
By Alexandro De Canedo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Author of "How Cañedo Draws the Figure" and one of the acknowledged masters of the nude in the Art Deco and Mid-Century periods, Alexander Cañedo painted this remarkable scene of two female...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
"500 LB Lady, " Colorful and Charming WPA-Era Carnival Scene by Lincoln
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of energy and vivid color, this atmospheric and charming scene of a small-town carnival, complete with a barker, boys with balloons, a blue tent in the foreground and a sign announcing the "500 LB Lady," was painted by E. Wilder Lincoln in the 1930s or 40s. Painters and sculptors were fascinated with circuses and carnivals...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
"Sabotor, " Original Swedish Movie Poster
By Gosta Alberg
Located in London, GB
Original Swedish movie poster from the films first release in 1942.
The Artwork on this swedish poster was created by Gosta Alberg and is unique ...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
"Headlock, " Art Deco Painting with Wrestling Theme by Littlefield, 1941
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fascinated with high-energy scenes of men engaged in sporting activities, most often boxing but in this case wrestling, William Littlefield painted this pair of wrestlers in 1941, using black gouache highlighted with white on green paper. Although fairly obscure now, during his heyday Littlefield's paintings and drawings were collected by Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Mrs. Paul Mellon and Victor Mature, among others, and he painted a large and important portrait of Lincoln Kirstein...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Gouache
"Half Nude Man at Rest, " Important Drawing of Black Worker by De Erdelyi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Fine and important depiction of an African American worker, one of the artist's favorite subjects, this drawing by Francis De Erdelyi gives a hint of his important influence on a g...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
"Nude in Tropical Garden, " Brilliantly-Hued Art Deco Painting by Cenci, 1949
By Gustavo Cenci
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perfumed with the heady colors and forms of tropical flowers such poppy and hibiscus, this arresting Art Deco watercolor was painted by Gustavo Cenci, best known for his part in pain...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Watercolor
"Europa and the Bull/Taurus, " Art Deco Masterpiece by Szoeke
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In a brilliant interpretation of the Classic zodiac symbol for Taurus, Andrew Szoeke here depicts the bull with Europa, evoking the Greek mythological story where Zeus takes the form...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
"Laundry Day, " Brilliant Ptg. of Rural North Carolina Life During World War II
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fresh as a crisp fall day, this painting of a woman taking down laundry at the base of a hill dominated by her home above is a reassuring depiction of wholesome rural life in 1941, p...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
"Fresh New World, " 1944 Masterpiece Depicting Early Suburban Life in America
By Allan Dudley Jones
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A true masterpiece of genre painting, with its depiction of idyllic World War II-era suburban life filled with children playing and adults attending to their homes and chores, this piece was created by Allan Jones in 1944. It is a stunningly beautiful spring day, and the view is looking through an open window with a blackbird sitting on the sill, into the backyards of a half dozen tidy brick and wood houses. The homeowners are attending to their Victory Gardens...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Tempera
"Winter, " Brilliant Silkscreen Art Deco Print by Szoeke
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Admired in his day as one of the great graphic artists of America, Andrew Szoeke put his mastery of form and silhouette to work in furniture, type design, graphic design and fine art...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Ink, Paper
"Adam and Eve, " Early Art Deco Drawing by Glidden Parker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic example of stylized Art Deco drawing with attenuated figures, this depiction of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden was created by Glidden Parker, who is most famous for his...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Graphite, Paper
"Health Chiropractic, " Cast Metal Trade Sign, Art Deco, Midcentury
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic example of trade signage featuring a nude male angel figure with outspread wings was cast in aluminium and painted a shade of off-white. It has...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Aluminum
"Libra, " Important Art Deco Panel by Andrew Szoeke
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliant in design and palette, this very rare Art Deco panel was created in felt applique by Andrew Szoeke, the Hungarian-American artist best known f...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Pierre Lardin French Mid-Century Painted Wall Mirror
Located in New York, NY
French mid-century (1940s) oak framed horizontal wall mirror with reverse glass painted Neoclassic scenes. (attributed to Pierre Lardin).
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak, Mirror
"Nude and Unicorn, " Brilliant and Important Art Deco Painting by Matulka, 1944
By Jan Matulka
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This brilliant example of Art Deco painting by Jan Matulka shows hints of the modern take on Cubism that the artist worked out with Stuart Davis. Matulka was born in Prague and came ...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Paper, Gouache
"The Sculptor at Rest" Painting by Maurice Glickman
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
An oil on canvas self-portrait by Maurice Glickman– depicting the artist in a seated position, wielding his sculptor's tools. It is titled and signed ...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
"Grecian Nude and Broken Column, " Art Deco/Surrealist Painting by Matulka
By Jan Matulka
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Paper
"Spring, " Brilliant Silkscreen Art Deco Print by Szoeke
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Admired in his day as one of the great graphic artists of America, Andrew Szoeke put his mastery of form and silhouette to work in furniture, type design, graphic design and fine art...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Ink, Paper
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