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Item Ships From: Philadelphia
Original Painting for 1928 Packard Advertisement, Stunning Oil on Canvas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
Arthur Crossingham Sprules (British, 1915 -1918) "Green Fields" Oil on canvas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arthur Crossingham Sprules (BRITISH , 1915-1918) Green Fields - oil on canvas , signed lower right - Rolling green fields with high hills in the background, ...
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Early 20th Century Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas, Paint
"Susanne, " Swedish Landscape with Picasso-Esque Female Figure and Male Couple
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fascinating blend of Cubism and romantic realism, this oil painting by Roland Alf, a Swedish artist, depicts a cubist female figure to one side -- clearly influenced by the work of Pablo Picasso -- and a male couple...
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Early 2000s Swedish Modern Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
Fine, WPA-style Oil Painting, 1935, by Dorothy Van Loan
By Dorothy Van Loan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Executed in gorgeous shades of coral, dove gray and olive, this scene of two nude women perched on folding chairs was painted by Dorothy Van Loan, a c...
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1930s American Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas
"Federal Building, Century of Progress Exposition, " Brilliant Art Deco Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most vivid and compelling accounts of the famed Century of Progress Exposition, which opened in Chicago in 1933, this view of the iconic Federal Building was painted in the second year of the fair by a Pennsylvania artist. The brilliantly-lit Art Deco...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
"Parrots and Trees, " Art Deco Painted Advertising Panel for Poll Parrot Shoes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly painted by a commercial artist, this large, rare sign panel may have been the most ambitious marketing piece ever created by the Poll-Parrot Shoe Company, one of America’s leading purveyors of children’s shoes...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
Ernest Yarrow-Jones (British , b. 1872 - d. 1951) "Le Crepuscule" painting.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Le Crepuscule"-
Depicting an abstract face of an owl
- Oil on Canvas , signed lower left
- Unframed
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Early 1900s Antique Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas
James Charles 'English, 1851-1906', "Beach at Sunset" Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
- Signed and dated '89
- Framed in ornate gold frame
- Framed dimensions : 25.5 in x 16 in.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
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
Materials
Canvas
"Claridge Tower, " Superb, Large Architectural Rendering, circa 1960, Cleveland
By T. Marshall Rainey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the finest midcentury architectural renderings we have ever seen, this large and vivid painting executed in gouache and oil o...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
"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...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
"in the Forest, " Midcentury Églomisé Painting with Woman and Dog in Red and Blue
By Marianna von Allesch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A magnificent example of midcentury reverse-painted glass, this piece by Marianna von Allesch depicts a woman and her square-jawed dog, possibly a boxer, amidst a grove of trees and ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Glass
"Artist and Nude Model" Painting by Adolf Konrad, 1952
By Adolf Konrad
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This lovely depiction of the painter with his nude model provides an interesting variation on a Classic theme, in this instance placing the artist behind his model, allowing the fema...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
"Dante's Inferno, " Post-War Expressionist Painting in Vivid Red, Black and White
By Emil Kosa Jr.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable scene from Dante's Inferno with three nude male figures and a horse, all imbued in white, black and red the color of blood was painted by Emil Kosa, Jr. The central figu...
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1950s American Expressionist Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
Ernest Yarrow-Jones (British, b. 1872 - d. 1951) "Sunkissed Barn" painting.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Sunkissed House" painting.
Depicting a large sun kissed house in Mediterranean.
- Oil on Canvas, signed lower left
- Unframed
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Early 20th Century Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas
Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on Copper Painting Spanish Matador, a Pair
By Dom Mingolla
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on copper painting Spanish Matador 9 x 12 - a Pair. Listing includes (2) Paintings included, enamel on copper medi...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings in Philadelphia
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Copper, Enamel
István Csengery (Budapest, b. 1887 - d. 1946) "Horse Chase" painting.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Horse chase"
- Depicting a horse hunt featuring men with green blazers.
- Oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated 1921
- Unframed.
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1920s Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas
"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...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
Ernest Yarrow-Jones (British, b. 1872 - d. 1951) "Confetti" Painting.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ernest Yarrow-Jones (British, b. 1872 - d. 1951)
- Oil on canvas, signed lower left
- Abstract Confetti, yellow, green, blue
Measures: 13.25" x ...
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Mid-20th Century Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas
"Under the Aqueduct, " Very Fine 1920s Trumeau from Philadelphia Estate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This beautiful pairing of mirror and painting, framed in dark green and old gold, comes from a historic estate in the Philadelphia area. The upper painting depicts a bustling Italia...
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Early 20th Century American Beaux Arts Paintings in Philadelphia
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Mirror, Wood, Canvas
Oil on canvas canal landscape by David Noble (British, 1882-1890).
Located in Philadelphia, PA
-Oil on canvas with small sailboat on the canal, signed lower right David Noble and dated '89.
- Unframed
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1980s Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas
Ernest Yarrow-Jones 'British', "Yellow Town" Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ernest Yarrow-Jones (British, b. 1872-d. 1951)
"Yellow Town" -Oil on Canvas , signed lower right . Depicting yellow buildings in a desert town.
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Early 20th Century English Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas
Hans Kline (Canadian, b. 1924 - d. 1994) "Double Landscape" painting.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Double Landscape" painting.
- Depicting abstract fields of green and blue mirroring one another
- Acrylic on Canvas, signed lower right and d...
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1970s Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Acrylic
"Samson and Delilah" in 1940s America, Art Deco Painting
By Joseph E. Bolden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly transposed from Biblical times to 1940s America, this vivid scene shows Samson and Delilah in a quintessentially domestic setting, complete with pink wallpaper...
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1940s American Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Gouache, Paper
Abstract seascape oil on board painting, mid 20th C.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Flock of Seagulls, abstract green ocean with white seagulls flying above.
- Oil on board, signed lower right and dated '62
- Framed dimensions: 21...
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1960s Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas
"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...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
"Table with Fruit, " Vivid Cubist Still Live in Oranges and Greens
By Helen Manchester
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant example of American Cubism, this vividly-hued still life depicts an autumnal array of fruit, green and red grapes, lemons, figs and persimm...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
"Peace and Prosperity, " Art Deco Mural Design for Fort Meade, Maryland
By Achille Forgione
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This ink and watercolor painting was the winning submission for a large mural at Fort Meade in Maryland in 1951, solicited by a design competition and intended for one of the service clubs. We do not know if the mural was actually painted, but it does not survive today. The theme of "Peace and Prosperity" was a classic subject in the post-World War II era, and the soldier-artist -- Achille Forgione...
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1950s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
"Fruit Pickers", Hawaii or California Scene in Orange and Yellow by Poole, 1928
By Horatio Nelson Poole
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Horatio Nelson Poole, famed for his scenes of Hawaii and California, this brilliantly-hued gouache shows a group of women picking fruit, likely oranges or lemons, their ba...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
"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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Paint
"Night Skaters, " Vivid Genre Painting of Ice Skating in 1940s Chicago
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted with great verve and energy, this depiction of a circle of ice skaters circumnavigating a rink in Chicago -- perhaps the Lincoln Park Zoo rink -- was made in 1943 by John Win...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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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
"Whiskey Sours, " Cubist-Art Deco Painting with Bottle and Jigger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Taking its cues from the broken planes and tilted objects of Cubist masters such as Braque and Gris, as well as the polished art of the Art Deco movement, this brilliant painting sho...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
Otto Toaspern 'American, Brooklyn, 1863-1940' Girl with Lantern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Girl with lantern - Oil on canvas, signed lower left - Unframed.
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1990s American Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas
"Gathering Storm, Dominican Republic, " Large, Color-Saturated Painting, 1930s
By Wilmot Emerton Heitland 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of color and drama and boldly demonstrating his mastery of watercolor this painting by Wilmot Heitland of a shirtless Dominican on the beach next to a wood hut is the finest we ...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Watercolor
"Harlequin with Lute and Mask, " Brilliantly-Hued Midcentury Painting by Pamico
By Miguel Pamico
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Making liberal use of brilliant colors, dominated by grey-blue and deep pink, this painting depicts a seated harlequin/musician figure with a faint, knowing smile, contrasting with t...
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1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
"Build Together, " Important 1950 Painting for Marshall Plan Poster Competition
By Norman Jaques
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This bold and vividly hued gouache by Norman Jaques, a British artist, was painted in 1950 for the "Intra-European Cooperation for a Better Standard of Living" poster contest. Three years after George C. Marshall first called for a massive investment program to rebuild post-war Europe and two years after the Marshall Program became operational, this contest was held to promote cooperation and trade among Western European nations. A total of 10,000 entries were submitted and judged by 12 graphic artists, representing each of the Marshall Plan...
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1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Gouache
"April Fool, " Original Painting for Pennsylvania Academy Dance, Orange & Yellow
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rich with color and a Maxfield Parrish-like wry humor, this original gouache painting was executed by a student with the initials JK for an annual vaudeville and dance event put on for the older students of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. The fool is shown in profile, with his hat ringed with bells and his hair cut in a Prince Valiant...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paper
"Greek Islander, " Vivid Portrait of Greek Male Figure with Aegean Sea Backdrop
By Julius Bloch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vividly painted in a palette of white, brilliant blue and ruddy skin tones, this portrait of a bearded Greek youth with ruddy complexion and green eyes was...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
Mid 20th C. Oil on Canvas Cityscape painting of London.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Untitled painting
- Atmospheric, foggy river scene including the iconic Palace of Westminster, home of Parliament, and Big Ben along the River Thames.
-signed lower left and dated '6...
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1960s Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas
"Spotted Leopard, " Art Deco Painting in Green and Periwinkle by Kleinhenz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This striking painting presents a fantastical leopard in a shade of periwinkle superimposed over a brilliant backdrop of stylized palm fronds in a vivid shade of green. The colors ar...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
"Shepherd and Nymph, " oil painting by Lee Woodward Zeigler
By Lee Woodward Zeigler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This bucolic woodland scene is one of the most charming pieces that Lee Woodward Zeigler produced over a career that focused largely on mural painting. Z...
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Early 20th Century American Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas
"Gladiolas, " Brilliant Watercolor by Hari Kidd, Important Texas Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Peripatetic and brilliant, Hari Kidd, the painter who created this brilliant still life was associated with Philadelphia, Detroit, Key West and Tucson, but h...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
A half-portrait of a Seated Man, mid 19th C.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Seated Man"
- depicting a man wearing black neck tie, waistcoat and jacket seated near window with wooded landscape in background.
- Oil on canvas
- Unsigned, unknown artist.
- Unfr...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas
"Joy and Grief, " Important Art Deco Paintings by Sager, 1952
By Adeline Sager
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Adeline Sager in gorgeous shades of plum, reddish pink and charcoal, this pair of watercolor-and-ink paintings won the Grumbacher Award of Merit in the Premiere Florida International Art Exhibition at Florida Southern College in 1952, just as the College was completing the construction of a widely-renowned set of buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright. Clearly inspired by the Four Seasons sculptures...
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1950s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Watercolor
"Tiger Lilies, " Brilliant Still Life in Oranges and Blues by Wachtel
By Simon Wachtel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliantly-hued and vivid painting of tiger lilies from the 1930s, this impressionist painting was executed by Simon Maurice Wachtel, a Pennsylvania painter whose works are rare. ...
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1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
"Labor Dulcis, " Important Painting by Muralist Milton Bancroft
By Milton Bancroft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The rich Impressionistic brushwork and bright palette of this painting makes it a vivid find. No doubt painted in preparation for a mural, the text in Latin – translated as “Work is Sweet and Conquers All” – would have been a noble sentiment for a public space at the time. The painter, Milton Bancroft...
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1930s American Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas
"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...
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1940s Great Britain (UK) Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
"Lion and Bull", Art Deco-Medieval Decorative Painting in Greys and Burnt Sienn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A marvelous example of Romanesque-Medieval bas relief sculpture interpreted by an American artist in the 1920s, this painting on fabric was executed by Dunbar Beck, the famous muralist. The painting, on one length of cloth, is in two parts -- one portion depicts a bull being attached by a lion, the other depicts a scrolling rope motif. According to a notation on the reverse, both paintings were done for a production of "Oedipus Rex," perhaps in California. Beck was an important muralist at this time, executing a mural for the US Post Office...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Fabric
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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Paint
Newton Haydn Stubbing (British, b. 1921 - d. 1983) "Untitled" Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Untitled", black handprints in the of a shape nude woman with a bowl.
- Oil on canvas, estate stamp on back of painting frame dated 1960
- Artist also known as Tony H. Stubbing
-...
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Mid-20th Century Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas
A scenic view of Port Town oil painting.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Port Town, Scenic View of Port Town
- Oil on Canvas, signed lower right
- Unframed.
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Mid-20th Century Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
Morning Walk on the Manyaunk Philadelphia Bridge Impressionist Oil Painting
By Christopher Willett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist large Philadelphia - A brisk morning walk under the Manayunk bridge. A bundled up man takes a stroll along the canal trail. A historic Philadelphia bridge cascades acro...
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Late 20th Century American Classical Paintings in Philadelphia
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Canvas, Paint
"Jesse Crawford at the Paramount Theater Organ, " Illustration Painting by Boyd
By Jack Boyd
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinary painting brings together two remarkable talents -- John Rutherford Boyd, the superb painter and illustrator, who captures this scene -- and Jesse Crawford, one of ...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
"Delos, " Masterpiece Painting of Female Nude by Joseph Mellor Hanson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps set on or inspired by the gorgeous, sun-bleached island of Delos in Greece, this 1954 painting by Joseph Hanson -- the British-American figural painter -- depicts a kneeling ...
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1950s American Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on Copper Painting Clown in Hat Portrait 12 x 9
By Dom Mingolla
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on Copper Painting Clown in Hat Portrait 12 x 9. Item features enamel on copper painting, artist signature to bot...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings in Philadelphia
Materials
Copper, Enamel
"Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, " Large Midcentury Painting in Rust and Blue
By Leslie Snow Feron
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Leslie Snow Feron, an important New Hampshire artist along with her husband, Louis Feron, this large and remarkable painting depicts a nude Jaco...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paint
"Pacific Basin, " Art Deco Painting of Golden Gate Expo in San Francisco
By May French Worth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted in tones of burnt sienna, cream and watery blue, this rare and early view of the Golden Gate Exposition was painted in 1937, just as Treasure Island was being cre...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings in Philadelphia
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Paper, Paint
