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Place of Origin: North American
Oversized 1970s Rosalie Atkins Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas "Red Sky"
Located in Miami, FL
Overscale 1970s Rosalie Atkins Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas "Red Sky" Offered for sale is a 1970s over-scale Rosalie Atkins oil painting on canvas titled "Red sky". This graph...
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1970s Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Linen, Wood, Paint

Mid-century Overscale Abstract Beach Scene Oil Painting, Signed, 1962
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century Overscale Abstract Beach Scene Oil Painting, Signed, 1962 Offered for sale is a bold and vibrant oversized abstract oil painting on canvas depicting three figures at the...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Paint

Antique 1832 Sampler, Jane Peacock Age 8, Friendship
Located in Bridgeport, CT
By Jane Peacock age 8. With a Friendship poem along with embroidered birds, squirrels, and a charming house in the country with a dog in the yard. A pretty floral vine border on all ...
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19th Century Folk Art Antique North American Wall Decorations

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Fabric, Glass, Wood

A Large Painting by Istvan Lendvay Ca 1960 s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large and funky modern painting by Istvan Lendvay, a Canadian artist from Hungary (1929-2016). Istvan was born in 1929 in a small village in the count...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Acrylic

Querelle A27 White Screen Print by Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in San Diego, CA
Querelle A27 (white) screen print by Andy Warhol, circa 1982. The print is in very good vintage condition and measures 27.5"W x 39.25"H. Very impressive piece in person, sorry about the glare in the photos. #2631 This rare print of two young men in a rather provocative pose, Andy Warhol used a photograph taken in preparation of his poster for Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Querelle. In 1982, Warhol was commissioned by the German film director Rainer Fassbinder, to design a poster for his adaptation of Jean Genet’s classic novel, ‘Querelle’. The story of a sailor’s journey into the sexual underworld of a French port appealed to Warhol’s cinematic sensibilities and could easily have been one of his own productions (he had started making films in the 1960s). This design is based on a photograph by Warhol of two young men with bare shoulders. It is characteristic of his work in the 1980s, incorporating elements of both hand-drawn and photographic screen printing. He focuses attention on the suggestively licking tongue by splashing it with a vibrant red. The film is based on Jean Genet’s scandalous novel Querelle de Brest, written in 1947 and published only six years later. It is not difficult to imagine that both Fassbinder and Warhol where fascinated by Genet’s violent and explicitly homoerotic story of the sailor, opium dealer and murderer Georges Querelle. The film’s notoriety was further heightened by Fassbinder’s death of drug overdose and its posthumous release in 1982. Warhol’s screen prints...
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Mid-20th Century North American Wall Decorations

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Metal

Mid-Century Original Oil on Canvas Abstract Painting by Patricia Sloane
By Patricia Hermine Sloane
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century original oil on canvas abstract painting by Patricia Sloane, circa 1960s. Sloane was an American painter, author, and professor of Fine Arts at NYC Technical College of t...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Modern Expressionists Catalogue 1984 (Basquiat Haring)
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modern Expressionists Exhibition Catalogue 1984: Published on the occasion of Modern Expressionists: German, Italian and American Painters by Sidney Janis Gallery. Featuring works by...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Paper

(CIVIL RIGHTS.) Earl Newman; artist. SNCC: Father and Child / 1965
By Earl Newman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
(CIVIL RIGHTS.) Earl Newman; artist. SNCC: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Silk screen poster in red and black, 35 x 22½ inches, depicting a man holding a child; circa 196...
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1960s Modern Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Paper

Pfurtscheller Zoological Starfish Asteroidea Wall Chart Print
Located in Oakville, CT
Pfurtscheller zoological starfish wall plates or chart. Martinus Nijhoff Gravenhage. This chart comes from a series of zoological charts by Paul Pfurtsc...
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19th Century Antique North American Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Washington American Airlines McKnight Kauffer USA
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - Washington American Airlines - featuring fantastic artwork by one of the most renowned poster artists of the 20th century Edward McKnight...
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1940s Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Paper

Rosewood Metal Glass and Formica Wall Unit Baugnman Attributed for John Stuart
By Milo Baughman, John Stuart
Located in New York, NY
Stunning wall unit having rosewood cabinets with white Formica surfaces, brushed metal trim, and tinted glass shelves. Impressive three bay unit, having storage cabinets, drawers and...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Wall Decorations

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Metal

Brilliant Art Brut Painting, Zoute 1941
By Corneille 1, Karel Appel, Zoute (Leon Salter)
Located in Rochester, NY
Primitive modernist oil painting on homasote board of a male and female figure ( a self portrait of Leon and his wife Thelma ) by self taught artist Zoute ( Leon Salter 1903-1976 Nor...
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1940s Other Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Paint

Edwin C. Siegfried (Am. 1889 - 1955) Pastel On Paper Titled “Moonlit Marsh”
By Edwin C. Siegfried
Located in Chicago, IL
Moody pastel on paper by Edwin C. Siegfried, one of the top Pastelists of this period. This piece is titled “Moonlit Marsh”. Framed in a walnut stained wood with parcel gilt details....
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1930s Art Deco Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Frankenthaler Soak Stain Style Abstract Watercolor
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New Windsor, NY
A large color field watercolor in the manner of Helen Frankenthaler’s soak-stain style technique. Dramatic bold splashes of color and veining. Circa...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern North American Wall Decorations

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Paint, Paper

"John Ford s Rio Grande" Vintage Movie Poster, 1950
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original movie poster for John Ford’s Rio Grande. Rio Grande is a 1950 American romantic Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paper

Carbon by Jennifer Gibbs
By Jennifer Gibbs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jennifer Gibbs draws artistic inspiration primarily from meditation and nature. Her extensive body of work ranges from abstract expressionism to delicate botanicals to her charcoal l...
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2010s Modern North American Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Foamboard NYC Ind Subway Trains Street Film Prop Sign
Located in New York, NY
21st Century film movie set street sign made of plastic foam board in white and black colors. The sign reads "IND TRAINS, DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN UPTOWN QUEENS". NYC subway sig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Industrial North American Wall Decorations

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Foam

House of Wax, US Title Lobby Card for the 1953 3D Horror Movie
Located in London, GB
Original US Title Lobby Card for the 1953 3D Horror movie staring Vincent Price.
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1950s Vintage North American Wall Decorations

Group of Twelve Elephant Head Wall Ornaments, Priced Per Set of Four
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage group of twelve intriguing hand decorated cast composition elephant head wall ornaments or brackets. From the Walker Theater, Indianapolis Indiana. Priced per set of four (4).
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Late 20th Century British Colonial North American Wall Decorations

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Composition

19th C. Framed Pastel on Paper - Sleeping Puppy - Style of Susan C. M. Waters
Located in Morristown, NJ
Puppy Sleeping on Pillow Pastel on Paper, Framed under Glass A tender and finely executed 19th-century pastel portrait of a sleeping puppy nestled on a red tasseled pillow. The work...
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1870s Folk Art Antique North American Wall Decorations

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Vintage Boho Transferware China Original Prints - Set of 6
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stunning set of six vintage prints captures the enduring elegance of 19th-century blue and white transferware. Each piece meticulously depicts classic Chinoiserie motifs, from i...
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie North American Wall Decorations

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Paper

Mexican Modern Mosaic Tile Wall Sculpture Signed Genaro Alvarez
By Genaro Alvarez
Located in Houston, TX
Large Mexican Modern Mosaic Tile Wall Sculpture Signed Genaro Alvarez. Our mid century modern wall sculpture is made up of an abstract ceramic tile design mounted on wood with a bra...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Brass

Vintage Boho Obelisk Engravings - Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This sophisticated set of two vintage engravings celebrates the grandiosity of Neoclassical architecture, focusing on the iconic obelisk form. Each plate features a series of majesti...
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Early 20th Century Grand Tour North American Wall Decorations

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Paper

Advertising Tin Sign "The Delaware Insurance Company of Philadelphia" Circa 1885
By The Delaware Insurance Company of Philadelphia
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a very rare and early (circa 1885) tin advertising sign, commissioned by the Delaware Insurance Company, located and founded in Philadelphia in 1835. It was probably made by noted late 19th century sign maker, Sentenne & Green, of New York City, established in the 1870's. With an Indian motif, the sign features a Native American Indian, front and center, decorated in a brown and green headdress; with red, cream and aqua clothing and a large gold medallion...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique North American Wall Decorations

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Tin

NB 12, Large Red Painting of a Planet on Wood Panel, Thierry Despont, US, 2002
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont, best-known as a very successful architect, was also an accomplished artist. In his painting practice, when not analyzing the smallest, most detailed creatures of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Wall Decorations

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Wood, Glass, Paint

Jack Roth Large Scale Painting
By Jack Roth
Located in Queens, NY
UNTITLED, 1976, acrylic on canvas by JACK ROTH, (American 1927-2004)
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20th Century Modern North American Wall Decorations

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Canvas

The Sign of the Cross
Located in London, GB
Original US black and white photographic production still for the 1932 film The Sign of the Cross. This still was sent out to newspapers to advertise the re...
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1930s Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Paper

Martin Levine "Private Property" Color Lithograph, circa 1982
Located in San Francisco, CA
Martin Levine (American, 20th century) "Private Property" limited edition color lithograph, circa 1982 A fantastic vintage color lithograph by Mart...
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Late 20th Century North American Wall Decorations

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Other

"The Footloose Heiress" Original US Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original US movie poster for 1937 comedy romance The Footloose Heiress directed by William Clemens and starring Craig Reynolds, Ann Sheridan and Anne Nagel. This size poster is known...
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1930s Vintage North American Wall Decorations

Important 18th Century, American School Bald Eagle Drawing Attr William Bartram
Located in Atlanta, GA
Title: Eagle Head Artist: Attributed to William Bartram (American, 1739–1823) Date: Late 18th century Medium: Pen and ink on laid paper Dimensions: 13.5 × 15.875 in. (framed)...
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18th Century American Colonial Antique North American Wall Decorations

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Giltwood, Paper

Giovanni John’ Bucci Metal Art Sculpture, 1960s
Located in Savannah, GA
Giovanni 'John' Bucci (Italian-American, 1935-2019) A welded metal sculpture composed of various found metal pieces, 1960s. 29 ½ inches wide by 15 inches tall by 2 ¼ inches deep
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1960s Brutalist Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Metal

American Mural of New York City Harbor
Located in Queens, NY
American (circa 1880) painted mural of a panoramic view of the New York City harbor with boats & city landmarks. Originally in the American Stock Exchange...
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19th Century Late Victorian Antique North American Wall Decorations

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Paint

Acrylic on Canvas Boxer Painting
Located in Oakland, CA
Acrylic on canvas painting of two boxers in the ring with the spectators in the background. Done in a slightly figure abstract style with the look and feel of the 1950s. The canvas i...
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1990s Mid-Century Modern North American Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Acrylic

Red Barn Oil on Canvas Landscape Signed C.G Moody
Located in Pasadena, CA
Oil painting on canvas proudly signed C. G. Moody untraceable painter! It sits in a very nice and matching frame chosen by the artist. In this impressionist painting from the 196...
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1960s Neoclassical Revival Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Paint

WPA Street Scene Painting American School
Located in Wiscasset, ME
WPA street scene painting American school. Unsigned, could be NYC.
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1960s Folk Art Vintage North American Wall Decorations

Bijan 40w x 17h Painted Metal and Copper Wall Sculpture
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a nice sculpture by Bijan. It's made of copper and different metals. It's a hand crafted work of art depicting an Asian evening scene of the sun going down behind a bonsai tr...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Wall Decorations

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Metal, Copper

1966 Sonia Chusit Abstract Nude Oil Painting on Canvas
By Sonia Chusit
Located in Miami, FL
1966 Sonia Chusit Abstract Nude Oil Painting on Canvas Offered for sale is a 1966 abstract oil painting on canvas by the American artist Sonia Chusit (1926-2023) . The work depict...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Linen, Wood, Paint

Collection of Vintage Painter s Palettes, Wall Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of Vintage Artist's Palettes, American, circa 1940s - 1960s. The largest palette measures 15.5"H x 19.5"W. The smallest measures 7.5"H x 10.5"W.
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paint

"Blessing the Fishing Industry, " Art Deco Bas Relief Bronze Sculpture with Nude
By Walker Kirtland Hancock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by Walker Hancock, who spent many summers in the Gloucester area north of Boston, surrounded by fishermen, fishing boats and other evidence of the industry, this rare bas relief rondel...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Bronze

Helen Frankenthaler "Dream Walk" Lithograph, Signed and Numbered 39/47
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Toledo, OH
Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) Six color lithograph, Dream Walk, 1977. Number 39 from an edition of 47, pencil lower left corner. Signed and dated 1977 in pencil in lower right cor...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Paper

"The Peaceful Harbor" by Frances Hopkinson Smith
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Watercolor and gouache signed and inscribed in the lower left featuring boats in a harbor by Frances Hopkinson Smith. Presented in a wonderful gilt frame. Provenance: Thomas McCLe...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique North American Wall Decorations

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Paint

American Landscape by C.H. Harmon, California, 1900s
By Charles Henry Harmon
Located in Lisbon, PT
Oil on canvas painting of a Californian forest scene by Charles Henry Harmon (1859–1936), a master of early American landscape art. This evocative work captures two figures walking ...
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Early 20th Century North American Wall Decorations

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Canvas

A Mixed Metal Wall Sculpture in the Manner of Curtis Jere
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A mixed metal wall sculpture in the manner of Curtis Jere, iron, brass cross and copper. An unusual combination and style, measuring 27 1/2"-inches high x 14 3/4"-inches wi...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Wall Decorations

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Brass, Copper, Iron

After Robert Motherwell (Am. 1915-1991) “Mexican Night” Decorative Framed Print
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Robert Motherwell was a prominent figure in Abstract Expressionism, known for his paintings, collages, and prints. A decorative modern abstract art print titled, “Mexican Night” in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern North American Wall Decorations

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Painting Oil on Canvas by Gordon Russell 1965
Located in North Miami, FL
1965 oil painting on Canvas by Gordon Russell, American (Born 1932). Titled "Fashions I", Dated 1965. Framed in a windowed glass and gilt wood frame. Provenance: From a New York C...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Glass, Giltwood

Vintage Boho Original Sketch on Paper
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Experience the raw beauty of artistic expression with our Vintage Boho Original Sketch on Paper. Handcrafted with soulful strokes, this piece embodies ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Wall Decorations

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Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Ira Yeager Painting French Provincial Couple 20th Century
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Remarkable large oil canvas painting of an 18th century country French provincial French couple by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). The whimsical painting depicts a rural scen...
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20th Century Country North American Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood

Color Lithograph by Irving Amen, Titled "Violin"
By Irving Amen
Located in Miami, FL
Fine color lithograph titled "Violin" by Irving Amen. Pencil signed by the artist, numbered 83/90. This fine quality contemporary and decorative artwork by Irving Amen would enhanc...
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20th Century Modern North American Wall Decorations

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Paper

Acrylic on Canvas Original Painting "Country Bridge" by Romeo Villalva Tabuena
By Romeo Villalva Tabuena
Located in San Diego, CA
Acrylic on canvas original painting entitled "Country Bridge" by renowned Filipino artist Romeo Villalva Tabuena, cica 1970. The painting is very bright and colorful and measures an impressive 35.5" x 22.5" x 2". It is presented in its original wood frame; signed and dated in the upper right of the painting. The piece also includes a gallery sticker on the reverse from Guanajuato, Mexico. Gorgeous focal point piece of art with wonderful color and texture! #3062 Romeo Villalva Tabuena Filipino postwar Neo-realist painter and printmaker Romeo Tabuena...
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Mid-20th Century North American Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Acrylic, Wood

Original signed Japanese inspired Painting by David Slivka-Untitled 4
Located in Wainscott, NY
Newly Framed Mid Century abstract expressionist David Slivka who painted alongside Robert Motherwell and Willem de Kooning in the Hamptons created a large body of work during his lif...
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1960s Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Paper

Deep Design Nine Little Art Histories by Libby Lumpkin Art Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Deep Design: Nine Little Art Histories by Libby Lumpkin. January 1, 1995 In nine ambitious essays of uncommon erudition, art historian Libby Lumpkin constructs quirky condensed his...
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20th Century Folk Art North American Wall Decorations

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Paper

"Red Tape", Early and Important Surrealist Painting by John Lear w/ Male Nudes
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the finest, and certainly the earliest painting by John Lear that we have seen or offered, this image depicts three male nude figures connected by a trailing line of red ribbo...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Paint

Signed William Friedle Brutalist Wall Sculpture
By William Friedle
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Signed William Friedle Brutalist wall sculpture.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Wall Decorations

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Metal

Laurent Proneur Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, French American Artist
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Miami, FL
Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting by French American Artist Laurent Proneur Offered for sale is a bright, colorful figurative abstract oil painting on canvas by the French-born, California-based artist Laurent Proneur (b.1969...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern North American Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Solid Cast Bronze Large Scale Room Divider Syracuse, NY 1964
Located in New York, NY
Lobby room divider from the Public Safety Building in Syracuse, NY sculpted in 1964. This is a magnificent example of Mid-Century Modern design. Composed of alternating pod-shaped s...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Bronze

The Devil Thumbs a Ride
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1947 Film Noir starring Lawrence Tierney and Ted North and directed by Felix E. Feist. This poster is conservation paper backed and it would be shipp...
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1940s Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Paper

Jean Leon Gerome Ferris Framed Watercolor Painting, Ballerinas with Gentlemen
Located in Toledo, OH
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris Framed Watercolor Painting. Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863-1930) was a painter from Philadelphia, PA. This Watercolor...
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20th Century North American Wall Decorations

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Paint

William Skilling Tromp L’oeil chinoiserie pottery oil painting
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a wonderful depiction of tromp l’oeil art by William Skilling American /British artist in the 1960s In wonderful condition
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20th Century North American Wall Decorations

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Paint

Original Vintage Poster Creative Playthings Educational Toys Building Blocks Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the creative playthings educational toy shop in Manhattan New York featuring a fun and colourful graphic design by the South African toymaker and illustrator Fredun Shapur...
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1970s Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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Paper

"The First 100 Years" Original US Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original US movie poster for the 1923 silent comedy staring Harry Langdon, Alice Day. This is a beautiful example of 1923 stone lithography printing.
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1920s Vintage North American Wall Decorations

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