Beaux Arts furniture included chairs replicating models from the Renaissance and sofas inspired by Louis XIV. These pieces filled high-ceilinged rooms that featured tapestries fit for a medieval castle and were illuminated by crystal chandeliers reminiscent of those in European palaces. Leon Marcotte Company created furnishings for the White House mimicking the style of Louis XVI, while in France, cabinetmaker Louis Majorelle reproduced 18th-century pieces that would influence his later Art Nouveau style.
Students at the École des Beaux-Arts in 19th-century Paris meticulously sketched Roman and Greek art and architecture as part of a curriculum that elevated the classical world. This reverence for history informed the architecture and design being constructed in the French capital and beyond, where columns and pediments were joined with elements referencing the Renaissance and Baroque eras, culminating in grand civic buildings such as the Palais Garnier opera house constructed under Napoleon III.
Beaux Arts style, also known as Classical Eclecticism for its flamboyant mixing of influences, made its way to the United States in the late 19th century through American architects who studied in Paris, like Richard Morris Hunt and Charles Follen McKim. They designed monumental turn-of-the-century buildings like train stations, libraries, museums and mansions that featured soaring entry halls and grand stairways with nearly every surface embellished, from mosaic floors to stained-glass ceilings. The luxurious interiors of these Beaux Arts buildings, which weren’t crowded with objects as in the Victorian era, matched this spirit of opulence and embraced the past.
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Italian WWI War Bond Poster by G. Capranesi (1852 - 1925)
By G. Capranesi
Located in Hanover, MA
Italian World War I Poster "Sottoscrivete Al Prestito" by artist G. Capranesi. Printed 1917 by Del'Istituto Itlaiano D'Arti Grafiche-Bergamo, 54...
1940s Signed Lithograph of Maurice Chevalier by French artist Charles Kiffer
Located in New York, NY
A lithograph from the 1940s of the singer and actor Maurice Chevalier . The artist was Charles Kiffer . Kiffer began to draw and paint caricatures of actors while attending the Ecole...
Wood, Paper
Large University Anatomical Chart “Organs of Sense & Voice” by Turner
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large University anatomical chart “Organs of Sense & Voice” by Turner W&A K Johnston’s Charts of Anatomy and Physiology By Dr William Turner, Professor of Anatomy University of Edinburgh/A J Nystrom & Co US Agents Chicago This is plate 9, Organs of Sense & Voice, by Turner, it is large lithograph set...
Linen
$4,467
H 27.56 in W 21.86 in D 1.97 in
1930s Futurist Watercolor of a Motorbike Race by Italian Artist Aris Bacci
Located in London, GB
A 1930s futurist watercolor painting of a motorbike race by Italian futurist artist Aris Bacci. Mounted in original geometric cream mottled frame, with stun...
Wood, Paper
$236Sale Price|20% Off
H 26.25 in W 18 in D 0.07 in
Original Midcentury Abstract Art Poster Signed by the Artist, Jacus
By A. Jacus
Located in Miami, FL
A very decorative original midcentury abstract art poster signed by listed artist A. Jacus. This beautiful poster was displayed during the exhibition at the La Boutique...
Paper
$1,500Sale Price / set|55% Off
H 36.25 in W 20 in D 1.25 in
Set of Five Large 1970s Acupuncture Charts
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great set of acupuncture charts from the 1970s. Extremely detailed and thorough diagrams showing every part of the human anatomy. Charts in good vintage condition. Floating on black ...
Wood, Paper
$750
H 40.2 in W 26.8 in D 0.1 in
TEAMWORK WINS UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD Original Vintage WWI World War Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
TEAMWORK WINS - UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION Rare authentic original antique vintage WWI poster Artist: Hibberd V.B. Kline Condition: A- Dimensions: 26.8 x 40.2 in. / 68 x 102 cm. Circa: 1917 Linen Backed There is restored edge and corner wear, creasing and small losses; some edge chips; some staining/toning in the margins and lower text area; this great WWI propaganda...
Paper
$2,336
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Original Antique British War Recruitment Propaganda Poster Are You In This WWI
Located in London, GB
Original antique British World War One recruitment propaganda poster - Are YOU in this? Designed by the British Army officer and founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Lt. Gen. Sir R. S. S. Baden Powell (Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell; 1857-1941), featuring men and women working...
Paper
Mariner's Chart Poster
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Mariner's chart poster (nautical).
$7,800
H 40.25 in W 29.3 in D 0.1 in
TRAVEL? ADVENTURE? ANSWER - JOIN THE MARINES! Original Vintage WWI War Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
TRAVEL? ADVENTURE? ANSWER - JOIN THE MARINES! Rare authentic original antique vintage WWI poster Artist: James Montgomery Flagg Condition: B Dimensions: 29.3 x 40.25 in. / 74.5 x 102.2 cm. Circa: 1917 Linen Backed There is restored edge and corner wear, tears, and losses; some air brushing in the margins to address losses; 6" restored vertical tear at the bottom edge near the left corner; three faint stain spots about 4" wide along the left edge in the upper half of the poster; some soft creasing in image; this spectacular and extremely rare American WWI propaganda poster...
Paper
$290Sale Price|58% Off
H 44.89 in W 32.29 in D 0.79 in
Vintage Large German Medical Chart, Poster "Orthopedics of Foot"
Located in Vienna, AT
Medical educational chart "orthopedics of foot" from the 1930s. Printed by Offseddruck Paul Trabert Leipzig, signed Deutsches Hygiene Museum Dresden.
Paper
$3,600
H 49 in W 34.25 in D 0.5 in
Original French color lithograph poster for Saxoléïne by Jules Chéret, 1892
By Jules Chéret
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Vintage original French Art Nouveau color lithograph poster for Saxoléïne by Jules Chéret, 1892. Featuring Jules floor lamp model. Catalogue raisonné : Broido, "The Posters of Jule...
$390Sale Price|44% Off
H 44.89 in W 32.29 in D 0.79 in
Vintage Large German Medical Chart, Poster "Eye II"
Located in Vienna, AT
Medical educational chart "eye II" from the 1930s. Printed by Offseddruck Paul Trabert Leipzig, signed Deutsches Hygiene Museum Dresden.
Wood, Paper
$1,100 / set
H 31.5 in W 21.5 in D 0.5 in
Larry Clark Signed Gallery Exhibition Offset Lithograph Posters
By Larry Clark
Located in Atlanta, GA
Larry Clark Gallery exhibition offset lithograph posters, American, circa 1996. The poster on the left is signed by the artist. They are from the famed photographer, filmmaker, and a...
Glass, Wood, Paper
$828Sale Price|30% Off
H 47 in W 33 in D 1 in
Vintage Anatomical Human Internal Organs Structure Chart, 1951, Germany
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Vintage pull-down anatomical human chart, print of a painting for Dr. Neues & Co Kempen, Germany. The chart is part of the series: Biologisch-hygienisches Unterichtswerk des Deutsche...
Linen, Paper
Jules Cheret Colored Lithograph, "Musee Grevin"
By Jules Chéret
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Jules Cheret 'French, 1836-1932' colored lithograph, "Musee Grevin, Theatre les Fantoches," circa 1900, published by Chaix (Atelier Chéret), Paris, public...