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Item Ships From: Philadelphia
"Nude Swimmers and Octopus, " Study for Art Deco Mural in Black, Pink and Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly sophisticated and striking in conception and execution, this study for an Art Deco bathroom mural depicts -- appropriately -- male and female nud...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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"Salome, " Important Art Deco Painting by Dunbar Beck, WPA Muralist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Depicting a Salome who is both ravishing and terrifying, with her auburn tresses rising up as if on fire, this remarkable work was painted by Dunbar Beck, famed for his WPA and New Y...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Elisabeth Merlicek 'Austria, 1911-1988' Field
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Field - Oil on canvas - Unframed.
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1980s Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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"Tunisian Man in White Shirt", 1930s Watercolor Painting by Porter Woodruff
By Porter Woodruff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piercing and powerful portrait of a Tunisian man with an open-necked shirt provides a glimpse into the life of artist Porter Woodruff in North Africa. Woodruff was best known for his paintings and illustrations for Vogue magazine -- one of five American fashion illustrators who worked for the magazine -- as well as House & Garden. He was born in Tennessee, but spent much of his creative life in Paris and Tunisia, where he lived with Georges Sébastian, an important Hungarian-born, French orchestra conductor...
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1930s Tunisian Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Willem Helfferich (Dutch, 1871- 1941) Untitled Beach Landscape.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pastel Beach, vast beach scene with lounging people - Oil on Panel , signed lower right - Unframed
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Late 19th Century Antique Paintings in Philadelphia

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Canvas

"Prometheus & Eagle", Midcentury Painting by German Expressionist Illustrator
By Richard Schwarzkopf
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and bold depiction of the fate of Prometheus, suffering for his gift of fire to the world, was painted by Richard Schwarzkopf, renowned for his paintings and illustrations in what has been called the German Expressionist Art...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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"American Indian Dance, " Art Deco Drawing by Jean Target, 1930s
By Jean Target
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Evidence of Western Europe's fascination with Native American culture, dress and way of life for over a century, this vivid drawing uses watercolor, gouache and crayon to capture a g...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Paper

"Yellow Swimsuit, " Ghostly Casein Painting of a Man at the Beach, in 1943
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This pale, almost ghostly painting by John Winters depicts a tall, lithe young man with a yellow swimsuit and towel on the beach along Lake Michigan in...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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"Exotic Figure with Bird of Paradise, " Fabulous Art Deco Watercolor by Forbes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vivid and striking, this Classic Art Deco watercolor of an exotic female figure in harem pants and geometric-patterned blouse, balancing a bird of paradise on...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Watercolor

"Nude Bather, Dominican Republic, " 1930s Tropical Scene Watercolor
By Wilmot Emerton Heitland 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Wilmot Heitland, one of America's great watercolorists in the 1930s, this sun-drenched depiction of a native Dominican, nude and stepping toward a pool of water, captures ...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Watercolor

C G Bowers ' xx ' Joyful Youth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Joyful Youth, black and white monochromatic scene of Kids on cart pulled by donkey - Framed dimensions: 29 in x 25 in.
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1870s Antique Paintings in Philadelphia

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"Mangbetu Coming to Market, " Large Art Deco Master Painting by Paul Travis
By Paul Travis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In an era when fine art and natural history museums commissioned artists to travel the world to draw, paint and sculpt the native cultures they saw, Paul Travis' travels to Africa we...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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"Eros and the Planets", 1939 Art Deco Oil Painting with Male Nude, Blue & Brown
By William Littlefield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This warm and vivid painting -- probably made in response to the opening salvos of World War II -- depicts the mythological Eros figure, with wings outspread, placing his arm on an i...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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"Quick Dip" Oil on Wood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Quick Dip, two women bathing by a pond - Oil on wood, signed lower right - Framed dimensions: 25.75 in x 21.75 in.
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19th Century Antique Paintings in Philadelphia

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Canvas

"Solomon's Temple", Illustration Art, Henry Soulen, "Pilgrimage to Palestine"
By Henry Soulen 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This colorful and vivid painting depicting Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem, with a forecourt crowded with priests and onlookers, is by Henry Soulen, one of the great masters of illustr...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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"Pink Ostrich", Art Deco Painting, Gouache, William Hentschel, Rookwood Artist
By William Hentschel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful example of Art Deco painting by William Hentschel, this depiction of a pink ostrich near a purple flowering plant has the feeling of 1930s and 40s animation such as Disne...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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"New Mexico Panorama", Southwest Landscape Masterpiece, probably Frank Applegate
By Frank Applegate 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Treated almost like a diptych, with two sheets of paper joined together to form one panoramic scene, this watercolor masterpiece -- probably by Frank Guy Applegate -- depicts a serie...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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"The EL, New York City" Impressionist Busy Train Station Oil Painting by Willett
By Christopher Willett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist New York City bustling train station city-scene depicting the "EL" train with pedestrians in a starry, yet energetic way. Busy New Yorker’s daily travels with the sun setting on the elevated train. From early childhood to the present, Willett, a natural talent carried on the tradition in the arts. Currently as a painter in the New Hope, Bucks County Impressionist...
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20th Century American American Classical Paintings in Philadelphia

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Acrylic

Unknown Pastel Artist Study - Lady in Blue Dress on Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This unknown portrait features a beautiful, rather pensive woman with long brown hair gazing off in the distance as she sits in a chair. The straps of her blue dress have fallen prov...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings in Philadelphia

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Wood, Paper

Daniel Belliard Enamel on Copper Small Framed Painting Fisherman in Boat on Lake
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Daniel Belliard Enamel on copper small framed painting fisherman in boat on lake. Item features an enamel on copper painting, distressed wooden frame...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings in Philadelphia

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Copper, Enamel

"Pharaoh and Caveman", Study for "Influence of Artists on Business" Mural, 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful and extraordinary, this 1930s mural study by Dunbar Beck -- depicting a Pharaoh reading from a tablet while his legs are being wrapped by a servant, and a caveman cutting i...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Witold Gordon Gouache "Shipsmiths - Vanity Fair"
By Witold Gordon 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This gouache, by Witold Gordon, is one of a series commissioned by Conde Nast which were published in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Gouache

Witold Gordon Gouache "Reeperbahn - Vanity Fair"
By Witold Gordon 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This gouache by Witold Gordon, is one of a series commissioned by Conde Nast which were published in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See”...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Gouache

Witold Gordon Gouache, Democratic Club, Vanity Fair
By Witold Gordon 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This gouache, by Witold Gordon, is one of a series commissioned by Conde Nast which were published in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Gouache

"Crested Bird with Pomegranate, " Rare Pencil and Gouache Painting by Parzinger
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Best known for his handsome, beautifully-crafted furniture designs, much in demand today, Tommi Parzinger also painted over the span of his career. His rare, early works -- such as t...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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"Gathering Fruit", Vividly-Hued Art Deco Painting with Nudes by Schulte
By Antoinette Schulte
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Antoinette Schulte, a widely-respected artist in New York, who exhibited and taught widely, this painting depicts male and female nudes sheltered by the boughs of a tree h...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Philadelphia Art Museum Impressionist Winter Rocky Monument Scene Oil Painting
By Christopher Willett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist Philadelphia Pa, a snowy winter day at the museum. The Philadelphia Museum of Art is covered in a blanket of soft snow as pedestrians walk the stunning grounds and admi...
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Late 20th Century American Classical Paintings in Philadelphia

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Canvas, Paint

English Afternoon Pastoral Farm Scene Oil on Linen Painting Gold Leaf Wood Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An early 19th century painting, oil on linen, showing an English pastoral farm scene, artist unknown. The right foreground shows three farm workers clearing hay in a meadow. Other figures can be seen in the mid-ground along with a hay laden wagon harnessed to horses. A thatched roof cottage is painted in the distance. In the central background, two horses are grazing in front of split rail fence...
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Early 19th Century English Romantic Antique Paintings in Philadelphia

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Linen, Giltwood

'Le Faune' 'Head of a Faun' Etching & Aquatint by Pablo Picasso, 1958
By Aldo & Piero Crommelynck, Pablo Picasso
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine framed etching & aquatint on Japan paper. By Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) Entitled "Le Faune" (The Faun). Signed in pencil to the lower right. Numbered 42/200. P...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings in Philadelphia

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Paper

"Conversing by the Scented Pool, " Gorgeous Art Deco Chinioserie Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most exotic and gorgeously colored Art Deco paintings we have ever seen, this scene of an elaborately robed Chinese couple, clearly of royal blood, conversing by a pool su...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Gouache

Liberty Head, an Artist's Proof Screenprint on Canvas by Sak Steve Kaufman
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Title: Liberty head. By: Steve Kaufman. Date: 1990s. A limited edition screen-print on canvas with hand embellishments (in oil). Depicting the head of of the statue of li...
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1990s American Modern Paintings in Philadelphia

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Canvas

"Woman with Scarf, " High-Style Art Deco Illustration in Gold, Green & Pink
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superbly painted in a brilliant palette of gold, deep pink, green and gray, this quintessential Art Deco illustration depicts a golden female figure with a fashionable hat...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Marc Mongin Gold Leaf Framed Oil on Linen French Landscape Painting, Dated 1919
By Marc Mongin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Found in France, an oil on linen landscape painting, mounted in a wide, gold-leafed wood frame, signed and dated 1919. Painted by the French artist Marc Mongin, the scene is typic...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Paintings in Philadelphia

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Linen, Giltwood

Witold Gordon Gouache Undertaker Vanity Fair
By Witold Gordon 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This gouache, by Witold Gordon, is one of a series commissioned by Conde Nast which were published in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Gouache

"Fawn", Art Deco Painting of Resting Deer, Brown, Green and Yellow, Ohio Artist
By Louis Kabrin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This lovely, striking Art Deco painting -- executed in gouache (opaque watercolor) and applied with an airbrush, a new tool that became widely popular in the 1930s and 40s -- was mad...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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New York City Statue Liberty Boat Hudson Impressionist Winter Scene Oil Painting
By Christopher Willett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist New York City, a snowy winter evening on the Hudson. Tug boats navagate the choppy water as snow fills the air. A productive day with the famous Statue of Liberty and E...
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Late 20th Century American Classical Paintings in Philadelphia

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Canvas, Paint

"Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes, " Superb Art Deco Ink & Watercolor
By Maurice Greenberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superbly executed in watercolor and ink, this charming and lovely depiction of Mother Goose nursery rhyme characters -- including Humpty Dumpty, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, The Three Little Pigs and Old King Cole -- was created by Maurice Greenberg...
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1930s American Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Ink, Watercolor, Paper

"Male Nude with American Flag, " Monumental Painting by Broadway Designer
By Raoul Pene du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly hued and striking in composition, this painting by famed Broadway designer Raoul Pene du Bois is one of his largest works we have ever seen. Perhaps a study for one of hi...
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1950s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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"Black Male Nude with Sculpture" by Mark Allen Isaacson
By Mark Allen Isaacson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This large and important portrait contrasts a modern African American male nude with two other figures in an artist's studio: a life-size pl...
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1970s American Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Canvas

"Spirit of Oshkosh, " Art Deco Mural Study by Eugene Savage, 1937
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This very rare and important study for "The Spirit of Oshkosh," a major mural in Wisconsin, was painted by Eugene Savage in 1937. Savage is best know...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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"Big Trunk, Yellow and Green, " Early Painting by Stuart Shils, 1986
By Stuart Shils
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted before he was widely known and exhibited, this oil by Stuart Shils is vibrant with verdant green and brilliant yellow tones -- a Fine example of modern American Impressionism...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings in Philadelphia

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"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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Jean Nerfin Oil on Canvas Cityscape
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jean Nerfin Oil on Canvas Canadian, born 1922 Landscape in the Mid-Century Modern Paris School style. Painting in nice original condition! Signed and dated bottom right corner.
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1950s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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"Theatrical Scene, " Art Deco Painting with Tragedy, Comedy in Celestial Setting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinary, almost surreal scene by one of America's leading muralists in the Art Deco period, Eugene Savage, depicts a floating female nude on the stage, with figures of Com...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Philipp Hoyall Oil Painted Chromolithograph, Our Pet Polly
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A framed, over-painted Chromolithograph on canvas, a portrait of a young girl, circa 1880 -1890. The original oil painting was painted by Philipp Hoyall, (1816-1876) a German-Polish...
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Late 19th Century German High Victorian Antique Paintings in Philadelphia

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Canvas, Wood

"Picking Apples in Arcadia, " Art Deco Painting with Nudes by Harlem Muralist
By David Karfunkle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This gorgeous, idyllic depiction of nude figures enjoying the beauty and abundance of Arcadia, some picking apples and others making love, was painted by David Karfunkle in the 1930s...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Philipp Hoyall Oil Painted Chromolithograph, Meditating Mischief
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A framed, over-painted Chromolithograph on canvas, a portrait of a young girl, circa 1880 -1890. The original oil painting was painted by Philipp Hoyall, (1816-1876) a German-Polish...
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Late 19th Century German High Victorian Antique Paintings in Philadelphia

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Canvas, Wood

"Scuba Diver Rescue, " Rare and Important Illustration Art for 1952 Magazine
By Peter Poulton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinarily rare and important painting, for the cover of the December, 1952 issue of "American Manhood" magazine, depicts a fallen scuba diver, p...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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"Bringer of Light, " Large, Art Deco Nocturnal Triptych with Nude Figures
By Eduard Stella
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mystical and beautiful, this three-part watercolor painting depicts a central nude male figure holding a faceted crystal emanating shafts of light, surrounded by clusters of other nu...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Watercolor

Leo Russel Gouache, Dated 1956
By Leo Russell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Leo Russel Gouache 1956. Organic abstract shapes on paper framed in distressed gold leaf and under glass. Image is 8.5 x 11. Frame is 26.5 x 33.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

Arthur Meltzer (American 1893-1989) "Antique Crucifix" Oil painting on masonite
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arthur Meltzer (American 1893-1989) "Antique Crucifix" Oil painting on masonite and housed in a custom Frederick Harer frame. Signed lower right "Arth...
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Mid-20th Century North American Paintings in Philadelphia

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"Nude in Surreal Landscape, " Important Art Deco Painting by Radio City Artist
By Eduard Buk Ulreich
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Eduard Buk Ulreich, who contributed a set of murals to Radio City Music Hall in Rockefeller Center in New York, as well as WPA murals across the nation, this beautiful dep...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Watercolor, Pencil, Gouache, Paper

"Young Aegean Islander", Painting of Greek Youth, Ruddy Brown & Blue, PAFA
By Julius Bloch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This vivid and large portrait of a young, sunburned Greek man, painted in a palette of deep blue, red and ruddy skin tones, was painted by Julius Bloch in 1961. The artist spent hi...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Bucks County Delaware River Lumberville Impressionist Tree Scene Oil Painting
By Christopher Willett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist and scenic Bucks County Pa, a fresh morning on the Delaware River. Depicting the views across the Delaware River of the quaint village banks of Lumberville. The village...
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Late 20th Century American Classical Paintings in Philadelphia

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Canvas, Paint, Wood

"South Seas Stories", Bold Art Deco Maquette for Jack London Collection, 1920s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly painted in a palette of spring green, jet black and mango, this very strong Art Deco maquette for a book cover was painted in the late 1920s by a promising artist -- Helene Ha...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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"Industrial, " Collection of Ironworker Paintings and Drawings by Garth, 1920s
By John Garth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on Copper Small Painting Notre Dame? Cathderal
By Dom Mingolla
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dom Dominic Mingolla enamel on copper small painting. Possibly depicting the Cathedral of Notre Dame (?), 6 x 8. item features enamel on copper painting, artist signature to bottom r...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings in Philadelphia

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Copper, Enamel

"Nude and Unicorn, " High Style Art Deco Painting by Matulka, Blue & Black, 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 ...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia

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Paper

Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on Copper Girl in Green Forest and Tall Trees
By Dom Mingolla
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on Copper Girl in Green Forest and Tall Trees 8 x 10. Item features enamel on copper painting, artist signature to bottom right corner, beautiful subject ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings in Philadelphia

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Copper, Enamel

Jean Chaleye (French, b. 1878- d. 1960) "River Nymphs" painting.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"River Nymphs" Two nudes lounging by pond - Oil on board , signed lower left and dated 1910 - Framed dimensions: 20 in x 17 in.
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Mid-20th Century Paintings in Philadelphia

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Canvas

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