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Hans Weiss Floor Lamp with Floating Table
By Hans Weiss
Located in Hanover, MA
-Schleisner photographic archives in the Library of Congress under his own name and, Weiss & Basser, the name
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Church at Chichicastenango
By Jesse F. Reed
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
hundreds of museums, libraries, colleges, and universities, including the Boston Museum, National Museum
Category

1960s American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Sewing Circles
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
that own her prints are The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York and Boston Public Libraries, The
Category

1990s American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Mezzotint

Singer IV (part of a typewriter that is iconic)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
that own her prints are The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York and Boston Public Libraries, The
Category

1990s Contemporary The Vintage Library

Materials

Mezzotint

Scopes
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
New York and Boston Public Libraries, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Library of Congress, and The
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Mezzotint

Apple Peeler II (a kitchen tool interpreted by paintings of Yves Tanguy)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
that own her prints are The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York and Boston Public Libraries, The
Category

1980s Contemporary The Vintage Library

Materials

Mezzotint

A Captivating, Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Standing Female Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
seen in public collections (The Library of Congress, The Vincent Price Collection, The Davenport Museum
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Beautiful Set Of Eight Hooped Back Dining Chairs By Jeremy Green
Located in Crawley, GB
university of Liverpool. While in Liverpool he spent a lot of time in the library where he read about and
Category

1990s British Arts and Crafts The Vintage Library

Materials

Walnut

Beach Snack Shack Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
collections of The Library of Congress, Washington D.C.; The United States Army Art Collection; The
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist The Vintage Library

Materials

Paper, Tempera

Large Venezuelan Modernist Lithograph "The Balcony #3" Color Print
By Marius Sznajderman
Located in Surfside, FL
Library of Congress, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura in Mexico City, Museo de Bellas Artes
Category

20th Century Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Lithograph

The Old Man with the Deer , Contemporary Calligraphic Abstract
By Monica Dengo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Dickinson and at the San Franscisco Art Instiute Library. In Italy, Dengo studied both at the Correr Museum
Category

1990s The Vintage Library

Materials

Gold Leaf

A Unique Mid-Century Modern 1960s Chicago Harbor Scene Watercolor by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
public collections (The Library of Congress, The Vincent Price Collection, The Davenport Museum, Art
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

An Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Female Model
Located in Chicago, IL
Fellowship. The work of Rudolph Pen may be seen in public collections (The Library of Congress, The Vincent
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Mid-20th Century American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Masonite, Oil

A Large, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of Quebec City by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
public collections (The Library of Congress, The Vincent Price Collection, The Davenport Museum, Art
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Paper, Ink

A Vibrant Modern Watercolor, "Garden in a City Park" by Noted Artist Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
Library of Congress, The Vincent Price Collection, The Davenport Museum, Art Institute of Chicago) as well
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor

Important American Social Documentary Photograph Milton Rogovin Rare Original 60
By Milton Rogovin
Located in Buffalo, NY
his entire archive resides in the Library of Congress. Mr. Rogovin (pronounced ruh-GO-vin) came to
Category

1960s Realist The Vintage Library

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bosch
Located in San Francisco, CA
Museum and The British Museum, in London England, The National Gallery of Art and the Library of Congress
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Etching

Untitled (Lower West Side)
By Milton Rogovin
Located in Buffalo, NY
his entire archive resides in the Library of Congress. Mr. Rogovin (pronounced ruh-GO-vin) came to
Category

1970s Realist The Vintage Library

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Miro Smoking
By Marc Yankus
Located in New York, NY
City; The Library of Congress, Washington, DC; and ClampArt, New York City. Yankus’ artwork has graced
Category

1990s Contemporary The Vintage Library

Materials

Archival Pigment

Boy in Doorway, Paris
By Marc Yankus
Located in New York, NY
City; The Library of Congress, Washington, DC; and ClampArt, New York City. Yankus’ artwork has graced
Category

1990s Contemporary The Vintage Library

Materials

Archival Pigment

Prague Soldier
By Marc Yankus
Located in New York, NY
City; The Library of Congress, Washington, DC; and ClampArt, New York City. Yankus’ artwork has graced
Category

1990s Contemporary The Vintage Library

Materials

Archival Pigment

Risk Factor
By Marc Yankus
Located in New York, NY
City; The Library of Congress, Washington, DC; and ClampArt, New York City. Yankus’ artwork has graced
Category

1990s Contemporary The Vintage Library

Materials

Archival Pigment

Lucas Up Close
By Marc Yankus
Located in New York, NY
City; The Library of Congress, Washington, DC; and ClampArt, New York City. Yankus’ artwork has graced
Category

1990s Contemporary The Vintage Library

Materials

Archival Pigment

Boat in Water
By Marc Yankus
Located in New York, NY
City; The Library of Congress, Washington, DC; and ClampArt, New York City. Yankus’ artwork has graced
Category

1990s Contemporary The Vintage Library

Materials

Archival Pigment

James Running
By Marc Yankus
Located in New York, NY
City; The Library of Congress, Washington, DC; and ClampArt, New York City. Yankus’ artwork has graced
Category

1990s Contemporary The Vintage Library

Materials

Archival Pigment

James at 11
By Marc Yankus
Located in New York, NY
City; The Library of Congress, Washington, DC; and ClampArt, New York City. Yankus’ artwork has graced
Category

1990s Contemporary The Vintage Library

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ocean
By Marc Yankus
Located in New York, NY
City; The Library of Congress, Washington, DC; and ClampArt, New York City. Yankus’ artwork has graced
Category

1990s Contemporary The Vintage Library

Materials

Archival Pigment

Leaving Home (97-301), 5 color lithograph on Rives BFK paper, Signed/N Tamarind
By DeLoss McGraw
Located in New York, NY
Library Collection, The Library of Congress, the San Diego Museum of Art, and the Scottsdale Museum of
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1990s Outsider Art The Vintage Library

Materials

Lithograph

An Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Female Model
Located in Chicago, IL
Pen may be seen in public collections (The Library of Congress, The Vincent Price Collection, The
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Oil, Masonite

A Captivating, Mid-Century Floral Still Life of Red Roses by Rudolph T. Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
Library of Congress, The Vincent Price Collection, The Davenport Museum, Art Institute of Chicago) as well
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Mid-20th Century American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Vibrant, Colorful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Still Life Painting by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
Library of Congress, The Vincent Price Collection, The Davenport Museum, Art Institute of Chicago) as well
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1950s American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Masonite, Oil

A Vibrant, Expressive, Mid-Century Mountain Village Painting by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
Pen may be seen in public collections (The Library of Congress, The Vincent Price Collection, The
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Horse Race Painting by Chicago Artist, Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
Fellowship. The work of Rudolph Pen may be seen in public collections (The Library of Congress, The Vincent
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Mid-20th Century American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Masonite, Oil

A Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Horse Race Painting by Chicago Artist, Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
Library of Congress, The Vincent Price Collection, The Davenport Museum, Art Institute of Chicago) as well
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Masonite, Oil

An Vibrant, Expressive Mid-Century Floral Still Life Painting by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
Fellowship. The work of Rudolph Pen may be seen in public collections (The Library of Congress, The Vincent
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Oil, Board

Untitled (Lower West Side)
By Milton Rogovin
Located in Buffalo, NY
his entire archive resides in the Library of Congress. Mr. Rogovin (pronounced ruh-GO-vin) came to
Category

1970s Realist The Vintage Library

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Lower West Side Revisited)
By Milton Rogovin
Located in Buffalo, NY
Depression. Today his entire archive resides in the Library of Congress. Mr. Rogovin (pronounced ruh-GO-vin
Category

1980s Realist The Vintage Library

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Death of Ray Goddard 1951 by William McCloy (1913-2001)
By William Ashby McCloy
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Metropolitan Museum, the Walker Art Center, the Library of Congress, the Joslyn Memorial Museum, the Vancouver
Category

1950s American The Vintage Library

Materials

Paint

Red Mountain
By Louisa Chase
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Arts, The Corcoran Gallery and The Library of Congress (Washington D.C.), The Walker Art Center
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist The Vintage Library

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Pop Art Poster by Seymour Chwast - "Earth Day 1991 New York City"
By Seymour Chwast
Located in East Quogue, NY
Art in New York, the Library of Congress in Washington D.C., and the Victoria & Albert Museum in
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1990s American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Paper

Baby, Baby
By Louisa Chase
Located in Fairlawn, OH
New York, and the Corcoran Gallery and the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Curtesy Manolis
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1990s Abstract Expressionist The Vintage Library

Materials

Aquatint

Patti LuPone "Master Class" Original Drawing NYT Published Broadway Tony Award
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
the New York City Landmarks Commission in 1996 and a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 2000
Category

1990s Performance The Vintage Library

Materials

Ink, Board

American Artist Abstract Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
France and Italy. Her travel diary is housed at the Library of Congress. She was an active member of the
Category

Mid-20th Century The Vintage Library

Materials

Paint

A Yellow-Toned, Abstract Geometric Painting by ID Artist Eugene Dana
Located in Chicago, IL
, Chicago, IL, October 7-24, 1980, #57. Exhibition continued at The Library of the Health Sciences at the
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1980s Abstract Geometric The Vintage Library

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Vegetation I
By Peter Milton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Art, the Hirshhorn, and the Library of Congress. Elsewhere in the U.S. his work is held by the
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Summer Landscape III
By Peter Milton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Art, the Hirshhorn, and the Library of Congress. Elsewhere in the U.S. his work is held by the
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Fallscape
By Peter Milton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hirshhorn, and the Library of Congress. Elsewhere in the U.S. his work is held by the Baltimore Museum of
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Under the Boardwalk
By Arlene Gottfried
Located in New York, NY
the Brooklyn Museum, the New York Public Library, The New York Historical, and the Maison Européenne
Category

1970s Contemporary The Vintage Library

Materials

Silver Gelatin

CABARET Film Liza Minnelli Joel Grey Broadway Academy Tony Award Musical 12/150
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Commission in 1996 and a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 2000. Just before his death in January
Category

1970s Performance The Vintage Library

Materials

Lithograph

Still Life , Bay Area Abstraction, Metropolitan Museum, SFMOMA, LACMA, Abstract
By Douglas Mcclellan
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Museum of Art (Purchase Prize), the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. and New York's Metropolitan
Category

1970s The Vintage Library

Materials

Paper, Acrylic Polymer, Oil, Board

Abstract in Seafoam and Coral , Salon d Automne, Académie Chaumière, MoMA
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
1935 and 1939. His works are in the collections of the British Museum, the Library of Congress, the
Category

1960s Abstract The Vintage Library

Materials

Paper, Oil, Board

Lying in the Scuppers
By Benjamin Stahl
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Stamp verso indicates the work illustrated the Franklin Library publication in 1978 of Captains
Category

1970s The Vintage Library

Materials

Pen

Girl with Hands to Face — Mid-century Modernism
By Benton Murdoch Spruance
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Library of Philadelphia, Library of Congress, Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia Museum of
Category

1940s American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Lithograph

Rare vintage hand signed gallery invitation card by master lithographer - 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Indianapolis Museum of Art; the Library of Congress; and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Garo made many
Category

1970s Abstract The Vintage Library

Materials

Ink, Lithograph, Offset

Zebragram (a stylized circular design created by repeated imagery of a zebra)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
that own her prints are The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York and Boston Public Libraries, The
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Mezzotint

The New Yorker Magazine Cover Art of The Metropolitan Museum
By Charles E. Martin
Located in San Francisco, CA
, Library of Congress and at Syracuse University. Signed "C.E.M", lower left
Category

1960s American Modern The Vintage Library

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

Cees Brokke "The Spirit of the House"
By Cees Brokke
Located in Palm Springs, CA
the Lumen Winter Gallery of the New Rochelle Public Library. Two of his works are also part of the
Category

20th Century American The Vintage Library

Materials

Paint

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    In jewelry terms, a piece that is between 50 and 100 years old is considered vintage. Cloisonne jewelry is made by filling in tiny pockets or cloisons with ground glass, oxides and colorful enamels. This means that a piece of cloisonne jewelry that is 50-100 years old would be considered vintage. Shop a collection of vintage cloisonne from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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    Vintage photography are the earliest prints that photographers could make from negatives. Yet even later copies from the same negative are considered original vintage prints. Find a collection of photography today on 1stDibs.
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