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Item Ships From: Philadelphia
"Zeus and Gods of Olympus", Art Deco Masterpiece by Schmied for "L'Odyssee"
By François-Louis Schmied
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This magnificent depiction of Zeus presiding over the gods of Olympus was painted by François-Louis Schmied, one of France's two leading artists specializing in high-end book design ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Lion and Gazelle, " Fabulous Art Deco Mural Study in Black and Rust
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of color and movement, this detailed study for a room dominated by a monumental Art Deco mural was painted by a French artist, perhaps for an interior design firm in Bordeaux. T...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Nasturtium, " Watercolor by Louis Comfort Tiffany for Stained Glass Window, '21
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted in vivid tones of yellow-orange, mossy green, warm red and deep blue -- echoing the rich tones of the stained glass he employed -- this rare and gorgeous watercolor by Louis Comfort Tiffany was clearly painted to inspire and guide the design of one of his stained glass windows featuring the nasturtium flower. In the earliest years of his career in the decorative arts, Tiffany served as the primary designer for his firm, inspired by ancient Byzantine and Roman glass as well as the bounty of American flowers and trees to be found in his native Northeast. As his business grew and it was necessary for him to oversee the work of many artists and artisans, he came to rely on others to develop most designs, such as Frederick Wilson for his figural church windows and Clara Driscoll...
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1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"The Fall of Icarus", Dramatic 1940s Painting w/ Male Nude by Emlen Etting
By Emlen Etting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia artist Emlen Etting returned again and again to the theme of Icarus Falling, in part because it gave him an opportunity to depict the nude male in motion. This is the fi...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"The Gymnasts, " Important Mid-Century Painting of Soviet Athletes by Talberg
By Boris Alexandrovich Talberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This beautifully executed mixed-media painting by Boris Talberg (or Thalberg) was clearly executed in preparation for one of the artist's most famous works -- "The Gymnasts...
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1950s Russian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"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...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"St. Sebastian in Gold and Coral", Striking Art Deco Painting by Remy, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vivid and striking example of Art Deco painting, this depiction of St. Sebastian in tones of gold and pink-papaya shows the figure with a rich, brown complexion, wounded with four ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Satyr and Nymph, " Gorgeous Art Deco Ballet Scene, Painting on Silk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted in fresh, lovely colors on silk, this depiction of nymph and satyr, clothed in gauzy costumes like a scene from a Ballets Russes production, was painted by Stephe...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Silk
"Dancing Angel", Classic 1940s Tempera Painting with Nude Male Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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A oil on board painting of Bedouin men on beach in sunset, signed indistinctly.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A oil on board painting of Bedouin men on beach in sunset, signed indistinctly lower left.
Frame Size: 12:" H x 14.5" W
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20th Century European Paintings in Philadelphia
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English Regency Period Original Watercolor Fruitwood Frame, a Willow Wrens Nest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An original British School Regency Period watercolor study of a Willow Wren’s nest and egg, mounted in a Georgian Period fruitwood frame – Dated 1863.
These watercolors were large...
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Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Paintings in Philadelphia
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Fruitwood, Paper
"Bedouin with Keffiyeh", Handsome Portrait of Arab Male Figure, 1937
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted toward the end of the Great Depression, this striking portrait of a handsome bedouin with a traditional headdress featuring a red and whit...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Knockout", Superb Art Deco Painting by François-Louis Schmied, Book Designer
By François-Louis Schmied
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This superb depiction of two nude male boxers at the height of their fight, one knocking out the other, was painted by François-Louis Schmied, one of ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Trees, " Vivid California Impressionist Painting by Edwin James Pond, Oakland
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant example of California Impressionist painting, this view of the East Bay hills shimmering in pink, purple, jade and periw...
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1920s American Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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'The Animal Kingdom, ' Art Deco Mural Study with Male Nudes by John Garth
By John Garth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
To our knowledge, this study is the only known image of this mural, created by John Garth to show an idealized Man at work and at play, all nude or semi-nude, and accompanied by anim...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Morning Sunrise Provincetown MA Pride Flag Impressionist Bird House Oil Painting
By Christopher Willett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist large Provincetown Massachusetts - A sunny and prideful morning walk in Provincetown. Birds soaring over the hill, with sail boats drifting in the wind below. Centering...
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Late 20th Century American Classical Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas, Paint
"Dividing His Cloak , " Monumental Art Deco Ptg with Nudes, St. Martin of Tours
By Ernst Georg Martin Hildebrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dramatically illustrating the legend that says that St. Martin of Tours used his sword to divide his cloak and share it with a naked beggar, this large and striking Art Deco painting depicts St. Martin riding a pale gray horse, with the beggar standing beside him, in the midst of a dark forest with starlit sky overhead. The two figures are accompanied by a running hound, and overhead a pair of geese...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"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 ...
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1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Original Earl MacPherson Pastel Painting of a Pin-Up Girl with Balloons, 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Offered here for your consideration is a vintage original Earl MacPherson pastel painting of a pin-up girl.
Depicting a blond, smiling, nude pin-up girl dressed only with two larg...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paper
Nude Woman with Towel by A. Cajiao (Haiti, 20th century).
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting depicts a nude woman having recently bathed with towel around her lower body and wrapped around her hair in the the foreground with a stream and palms trees / jungle in...
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Mid-20th Century Haitian Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas, Wood
"Seven Deadly Sins", Fabulous Art Deco Mural Study by Eugene Savage
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A companion painting to another piece in our gallery, this painting -- "Truth and the Seven Deadly Sins" -- served as a study by Eugene Savage for a major mosaic proposed for the new...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Labor", Handsome WPA-Era Painting with Nudes by Muralist Lichtenauer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Because Joseph Mortimer Lichtenauer is best known for his public murals, it's not surprising that this easel painting -- with its frieze-like array of nude and Classically dressed fi...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Summer", Domestic Scene by Sheppard w/ Reclining Male Nude
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This moody and atmospheric painting depicting a quiet domestic moment is reminiscent of the best work of John Koch, but it was painted by a more recent master of figurative painting ...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Children of the Crucible", Striking Art Deco Mural by Beck, T. Roosevelt quote
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This important and very rare mural study, executed in oil on canvas, was painted by Dunbar Beck in the 1930s, evidently for a project that was never completed. The painting depicts i...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"The Harvest", Art Deco Painting with Male Laborer in Blue and Purple
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gloriously painted in a palette of blue, purple, white and yellow, this painting by Jocke Åkerblom depicts a laborer in the field, wielding his scythe, with a glorious sky above that...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Einstein State I, a Pop-Art Screen-Print of Albert Einstein by Sak Steve Kaufman
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Title: Einstein State I (with embellishments).
By: Steve Kaufman.
Date: 1990s.
A limited edition screen-print on canvas with hand embellishments (in oil). Depicting Alber...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paintings in Philadelphia
Large Mixed Media Abstract Skyline Collage Painting of New York, circa 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mixed Media Abstract Skyline Collage Painting of New York
Singed A. Gange, Artist Unknown, circa 1960
" in good vintage as found condition "
" canvas has a thin wood frame "
"This ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Dan W. Smith (American, 1865-1934) Pastel portrait of a racehorse.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
According to a bio written by Alex Bialy, "Daniel Schmidt adopted the name Dan Smith by 1890, when he began his career as a staff reporting artist for Leslie...
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Early 20th Century American Other Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas, Glass, Wood, Paper
"Nude with Basket, " Striking Art Deco Gouache Painting by Hentschel
By William Hentschel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by William Hentschel, one of Rookwood Pottery's most celebrated artisans in the Art Deco era, this very rare gouache depicts a half-nude female figure carrying a basket fille...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paper
"Boathouse Central Park, New York City" Impressionist Spring Scene Oil Painting
By Christopher Willett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist New York City peaceful Central Park Boathouse scene depicting fully bloomed trees with pedestrians and sail boats enjoying a leisurely day. Birds flying high above the ...
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20th Century North American American Classical Paintings in Philadelphia
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Acrylic
New York City 5th Avenue Empire State Impressionist Winter Scene Oil Painting
By Christopher Willett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist New York City, a snowy winter day on 5th avenue. Cars fill the street and snow fills the air. The city that never sleeps gleaming with patriotic pride with the famous E...
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Late 20th Century American Classical Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas, Paint
1960s Senen Ubina Painting "Composition 10 - 1969"
By Senen Ubiña
Located in New York, NY
Senen Ubina "Composition 10 - 1969" Circa 1969
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1960s Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Copper
Large Blue Abstract Venetian Plaster Painting, Carol L.Post, 2019
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large blue abstract Venetian plaster painting, Carol L.Post, 2019.
In this soft blue textured painting by artist Carol Post subtle strokes of plaster blend with the background and gracefully dance...
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2010s North American Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas
Morning Wind Provincetown MA Pride Flag Impressionist House on Hill Oil Painting
By Christopher Willett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist large Provincetown Massachusetts - A sunny and prideful morning walk in Provincetown. Birds soaring over the hill, with sail boats drifting in the wind below. Centering...
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Late 20th Century American Classical Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas, Paint
"St. George and the Dragon", Fabulous Art Deco Painting by Manne Östlund, 1934
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"State Fair Scene with Horses & Merry-Go-Round", American Scene Painting, 1947
By Edmund Brucker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and dynamic, this 1947-vintage painting depicts a shirtless man handling a high-spirited Percheron horse that won a blue ribbon at the Indiana st...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Afternoon of a Faun", Bold Art Deco Painting Inspired by Debussy, Ballet Russes
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of a series of Art Deco paintings made by Eugene Savage in the 1930s to visualize and dramatize great works of Classical music, this painting celebrates "Afternoon of a Faun" by Claude Debussy, which later inspired the great ballet by Serge Diaghilev for the Ballet Russes. Savage, who became celebrated for his ambitious allegorical murals across America, packs the panting with a vividly-hued landscape populated by a series of mythological figures, including a drunken faun...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Redhead, " Striking 1940s Portrait of Young Man by John Menihan
By John C. Menihan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This portrait of a young man with vivid red hair, blue eyes and a ruddy complexion was painted by John C. Menihan, one of the most renowned portraitists and watercolorists of his day...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
"Angel in the Square, " Art Deco Painting in Blue, Green & Pink, Paris, 1939
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mysterious and dignified, yet full of life and color, this 1939-vintage painting by Emile Deschler depicts an angel on horseback in the center of a village square, surrounded by a mo...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Couple with Apples", Swedish Copy of British Masterwork by Bernard Walker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and lovely, this quiet depiction of two young lovers sitting under a tree in 1942, while World War II was being waged not far away, was painted by G. Lundgren in Sweden and is a close copy of "Amity" by Bernard Fleetwood Walker, owned by the Walker Art gallery in Liverpool, England. The original is well known and was painted in 1933. The young blond female figure is shown with a basket of apples at her side, in a pale blue dress...
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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Washington D.C. Capital Hill Impressionist Winter Monument Scene Oil Painting
By Christopher Willett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist Washington D.C., a snowy winter day on the hill. The capital is covered in a blanket of soft snow as pedestrians head out for evening festivities and sightseeing. Light...
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Late 20th Century American Classical Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas, Paint
"Trio, " Rare and Early Oil Painting of Three Nudes in Surreal Landscape by Lear
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A contemporary of Paul Cadmus, and like him, highly focused on depicting the male figure in various settings and positions, John Lear never gained fame beyond his circle of admirers ...
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1950s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas
"Rehabilitation", Impressive, Large Art Deco Study for Queens, NYC Courthouse
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Teeming with allegory and symbolism, this large and elaborate study by Eugene Savage for a major mural to be executed in mosaic was painted for the new Queens Supreme Courthouse -- a...
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1940s Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Restraining the Bull", Striking Art Deco Painting w/ Shirtless Male Figure
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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....
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Love in the Woods, " Rare View of Bucolic, Gay Outing with Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of atmosphere and fresh color, this watercolor painting depicts a group of eight nude male figures in a wooded setting, holding hands, talking, admiring the view, and stealing o...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paper
Monumental Oil on Canvas Bar Backsplash Painting
By Paul Gauguin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large oil on canvas jungle scene. Probably the back bar decorations of a restaurant or bar area. Nice quality and signed bottom right corner by 2 artists. Pai...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Black Figure in Yellow Room, " 1930s Portrait by Student of Thomas Hart Benton
By Trew Hocker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly conceived and executed by Trew Hocker, an important muralist who was strongly influenced by Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood, this portrait of a young African American m...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Ninth Symphony", Art Deco Paean to Beethoven's Masterpiece by Renowned Muralist
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Filled with Sturm und Drang and packed with allegory and higher meaning, this remarkable Art Deco painting by Eugene Savage celebrates and interprets B...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Leo Russell Abstract Painting on Canvas 1962
By Leo Russell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Leo Russell Painting on Canvas. Abstract Painting dated 1962 with an original simple wood frame. Nice colors and composition.
Russell was born in Chicago but made his home in the ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Sant Petro", Cubist/Art Deco Painting of Church w/ Palm Trees, Blue and Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly painted in tones of blue, green and warm brown, this fractured view of a church and palm trees along the Mediterranean, the building's tower and apse depicted in a golden...
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1950s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Merri Vetrano Oil on Canvas Cityscape
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Merri Vetrano Oil on Canvas Cityscape.Done is shades of white, grays and blacks. Nice small scale Cityscape, frame measures 17.5 square. Overall in nice original condition with per...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Bricklayer at Rest, " Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape
By Paul Ulen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the finest depictions of an American worker from the 1930s that we have seen, this monumental painting of a shirtless bricklayer, resting against a curved brick niche, with a ...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Carlos Lopez-Ruiz (Bolivian/American, 1912 -1972) View of Funza, oil on board.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Modernist view of Funza, lush green hillside landscape surrounding red-roofed buildings and bright sun overhead in sky. Likely depicting Funza - Bogotá savanna, Colombia.
- Oil on ar...
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20th Century European Modern Paintings in Philadelphia
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"At the Crossroads, " Masterpiece of French Surrealism by Delmotte, 1956
By Marcel Delmotte
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In our opinion, the masterpiece of Marcel Delmotte's long artistic career, this highly-finished surreal painting depicts four semi-nude female figures, one very pale and ghostly in t...
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1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
Pascal Cucaro 1915-2004 Still-Life Painting
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pascal Cucaro large still-life painting of flowers. Born in Youngstown Ohio in 1915, he moved to San Fransisco after World War 2 and painted numerous S...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Abstraction in Blue, Red & Yellow", Divisionist Painting, attr. Severini
By Gino Severini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly painted in vivid hues of red, deep pink, yellow and shades of blue, this abstract painting is attributed to Gino Severini, Italy's leading Modernist painter, who executed work...
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1940s Italian Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Neptune's Kingdom", Elaborate Art Deco Painting with Mermaids, Hippocampi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
High style and highly-stylized, this Art Deco painting by Bruno Seuchter presents an aquatic scene teeming with life, centered around Neptune with his trident held high. Surrounding ...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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"Picking Roses", Art Deco-Jugenstil Painting of Classicized Woman in Rose Garden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Richly colored and stunningly beautiful, this 1920s depiction of a female figure in Classic Greek garb, her hair in a bun and her dress radiantly dyed candy-apple red, was painted by...
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1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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