Art Deco Paintings
ART DECO STYLE
Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
- Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
- Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
- Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
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Style: Art Deco
Pair decorative paintings garden view signed Herminia Bosch, Austria Mid Century
Located in Wien, AT
Pair of stunning paintings, decipting two outside scenes, terraces or garden views, made by the Austrian painter Herminia Bosch, Mid-Century, made in the 1940s/50s.
The pictures ar...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Paint
Copy of "Woman Meditating" Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a portrait painting titled "Woman Meditating" showing contemplative woman in blue dress under arches
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Exotic Procession with Elephant, " Fabulous Art Deco Painting by Bentivoglio
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant and arresting example of high-style Art Deco painting from the late 1920s, this exotic scene of a female figure -- no doubt a royal or divine personage -- riding an elephant, accompanied by a procession of retainers and servants, was painted by Cesare Bentivoglio...
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Art Deco Male Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Gilt framed oil painting portrait of man in brown suit and red tie.
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
$1,800
Stylized Art Deco Gouache of a Woman, France, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
France, 1920s
Art Deco Gouache on paper
Stylized portrait of a woman in profile on geometric background in grey, black and cream tones.
20 x 16 framed.
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Vintage Boho Original Portrait on Paper
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This compelling vintage drawing pays direct homage to the distinctive elongated forms and expressive melancholy of Amedeo Modigliani's portraiture. Executed in pencil and colored pen...
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Glass, Paper
Fernand Leger French Art-Deco Abstract Print, Titled "The Cyclist"
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco abstract print titled "The Cyclist" featuring a individual holding bike in a one arm white strokes of red blue and yellow (FERNAND LEGER)
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper
"Actaeon, " Large Art Deco-Mid Century Painting by Hollywood Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and arresting, this stylized depiction of the great hunter in Greek mythology, Actaeon, resting on a slab of marble with his bow and quiver of arrows, was painted by Leon Dusso...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$7,600 Sale Price
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"Industry, " Art Deco Painting with Stylized Gears and Structure for Fortune Mag
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant example of Art Deco-era painting which celebrated American manufacturing with stylized images of gears and Industrial architecture, this gouache painting by Paolo Garrett...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$4,560 Sale Price
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Georges Busson Art Deco Foxhound Dog Watercolor in a Burl Wood Frame
By Georges B
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco watercolor of a brown, black and white foxhound, framed in a burl walnut frame. (signed GEORGES BUSSON, dated 1929)(Companion pieces: 058035A-B-C-D-F)
Condition: Goo...
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20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"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 Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$2,280 Sale Price
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Art Deco Ink Amusement Park Drawing
Located in Queens, NY
American Art Deco pen and ink drawing of urban amusement park scene with a black matting and gilt square frame (L. Chupin)(Companion pieces: BRA012A, BRA012B, BRA012C, BRA012D, BRA01...
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20th Century American Art Deco Paintings
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Wood
Art Deco Ink Amusement Park Drawing
Located in Queens, NY
American Art Deco pen and ink drawing of urban amusement park scene with a black matting and gilt square frame (L. Chupin)(Companion pieces: BRA012A, BRA012B, BRA012C, BRA012D, BRA01...
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20th Century American Art Deco Paintings
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Wood
"Hands Off the Americas", 1942 Study by Hansen for MOMA Poster Competition
By Ejnar Hansen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and important, this vivid study was painted by Ejnar Hansen for a poster competition sponsored by the Museum of Modern Art in New York entitled "Hands Off the Americas" in 1942,...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$14,000 Sale Price
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Fantastic Painting, Oil on Canvas by Viktor Maria Cortezo Dated, 1934
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oil on canvas by Viktor Maria Cortezo (1908-1978), signed lower right and dated 1934, in excellent condition.
This painting can form a pair with the second one posted.
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1930s Spanish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Cubist Figure, " Brilliant Painting by Béla Kádár, Hungarian Master
By Bela Kadar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly painted in striking shades of tomato red, green-blue and chalky white, this painting was made by Béla Kádár, increasingly appreciated and collected today as Hungary's ...
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1920s Hungarian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Vintage Boho Original Floral Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Breathe timeless romance into your space with this enchanting vintage original oil painting, showcasing a lush, intimate portrayal of pink rose petals. Masterfully signed "BP '89," t...
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Wood, Paint
"Jesse Crawford at the Paramount Theater Organ, " Illustration Art 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 Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$10,800 Sale Price
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"Bedouin, " Striking Art Deco Painting by Stahlhut, NY World
s Fair Poster Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Striking and handsome, this depiction of a Bedouin in his traditional robe has the color and intensity one would associate with the fierce sun and heat of North Africa. The painting ...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Fruits of Land and Sea, " Pair of Art Deco Mural Studies with Mermaids by Briggs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic and beautiful examples of Art Deco allegorical painting, this pair of mural studies depicts nude mermaid figures, each holding symbols of the fruits of land and sea. One is holding ears of corn and other produce from the earth, while the other is holding a strand of pearls and a cornucopia with coral and other living things from the ocean. Both figures are surrounded by the undulating waves of the ocean in a lovely blue. The paintings are by Adelaide Briggs...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$2,360 Sale Price
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"Creation of Man, " Important Painting of Adam in Garden of Eden by Colacicchi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted by Giovanni Colacicchi in rich, verdant colors, this depiction of a nude, youthful Adam figure in the midst of the Garden of Eden, accompanied by God in a hooded,...
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1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$6,800 Sale Price
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Antique Portrait of Young boy Robert Henri
By Robert Henri 1
Located in Seaford, GB
Antique Oil Painting – Studio of Robert Henri – Sailor Boy Mick – Early 20th Century Artwork
Experience the timeless beauty of this Robert Henri Cozad Sailor Boy Mick Oil Painting o...
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1920s Irish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$1,588 Sale Price
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"Two Women with Peony Blossom, " Superb Art Deco Painting, circa 1939
By Margaret Thomas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Quintessentially western and modern and yet hinting at classical Chinese painting also, this double portrait of two stylized women, one holding a pink peony blossom, is a lovely example of decorative Art Deco work. The figures are expressed in lovely shades of gouache, while the background and highlights are executed in silver paint. The painter may have been Margaret Thomas...
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Pair of Art Deco Period Watercolor Studies of Dogs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th century Art Deco Period friendly pair of English watercolor studies of dogs, painted by T. Palmer in a stylized manner with toy bal...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Fruitwood, Watercolor
"Circus Scene, " 1930s Painting with Barker in Orange
Green, American Flags
By Iver Rose
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A riot of color and movement, much like the experience of walking around the circus in its heyday in 1930s America, this scene by Iver Rose depicts a barker at his podium, positioned...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"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 Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Hawaiiana, " Extraordinary Art Deco Cubist Surreal Painting after Pearl Harbor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Saturated with the brilliant hues of earth and sea, and filled with symbols and signs of Hawaii's spectacular landscape and rich history -- including an angry Hawaiian king with his traditional feathered headdress or "mahiole" -- this watercolor was painted in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Watercolor
"Sailor and Soldier, " Russian Painting w/ Bold Geometries in Black and Sky Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Striking in its use of bold color -- black, white and sky blue -- and strong geometric shapes -- the circle, segmented circle and diagonal line -- this painting of a sailor and soldi...
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1920s Russian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"New Mexico Scene, " Large and Rare Landscape with Adobe Church
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In 1943, when the Second World War still raged a continent away, Eleanor Reed painted this beautiful and haunting view of the New Mexico landscape, featuring a rosy-toned adobe churc...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$9,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Fantastic Painting, Oil on Canvas by Viktor Maria Cortezo, Dated 1934
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oil on canvas by Viktor Maria Cortezo (1908-1978), signed lower right and dated 1934, in excellent condition.
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1930s Spanish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Guinea Baboon", Masterpiece of Art Deco Painting in Lacquer by Margat, 1938
By André Margat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A year after André Margat received a gold medal for his lacquerwork at the Exposition Universelle of 1937, the artist painted this beautiful and expressiv...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Lacquer
$7,000 Sale Price
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"Spanish Dancer At Night, " Vibrant Art Deco Painting in Carmen, Purple and Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This quintessential Art Deco image, executed in a brilliant palette of Carmen, pale purple, rose and green, depicts a wide-eyed and exotic Spanish woman with bright red hair ornament and a rose clenched in her mouth. Surrounding her is a lush Art...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Three Doves, " Art Deco Painting with Surrealistic Edge by Hentschel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful example of Art Deco painting by William Hentschel, this piece also reflects the influence of Surrealism in the stylized arch that seems to be made of fabric, and the plat...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Gouache
"Nude with Basket, " Striking Art Deco Gouache Painting by Hentschel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by William Hentschel, one of Rookwood Pottery's most celebrated artisans in the Art Deco era, this very rare gouache depicts a half-nude female figure carrying a basket fille...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paper
$2,320 Sale Price
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"Seated Black Male Nude, " Art Deco Watercolor by Brown County Painter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting of a Black male nude, executed in rich, brilliant shades of burnt sienna, reddish brown, blue and green, was painted by a Brown County, I...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Attack of the Cobra, " Large Art Deco Painting, France, 1930s
By René Mendes-France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Reflecting France’s fascination with Africans and Black Americans, and perhaps inspired by the Exposition Colonial Internationale held in Paris in 1931, this canvas shows an African ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$10,800 Sale Price
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"Tropical Fish, " Brilliant Art Deco Undersea Painting, Hawaii, 1942
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The American public was fascinated with all things exotic in the 1930s and 1940s, including aquatic and seaside themes and Art Deco hotels and residential interiors often featured pa...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$2,800 Sale Price
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1930s "English Toy Spaniel" Oil on Canvas in Burl Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Attractive oil on canvas depicting an English toy spaniel, circa 1930s. Original frame is a handsome walnut burl. Light wear consistent with age / use.
Si...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Burl
Antique oil painting "Ballerina" signed Pal Fried
By Pal Fried
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stunning oil painting "Ballerina" executed by Fried Pal in the 1940s,this painting is exemplary of the pictorial style of the author,whose portraiture combines a soft naturakistic re...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
$3,038 Sale Price
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"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 Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$3,150 Sale Price
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"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 Vintage Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"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 Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Art Deco Painting Still Life Autumn Leaves Bouquet by Emil Fiala, Vienna, 1930s
By Emil Fiala
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco Oil on carton still life painting by Emil Fiala (1869-1960) motif
Autumn Leaves Bouquet signed, 1930.
Emil Fiala provided an excellent understanding of transmitting the mood of the autumn time. He had many exhibitions and the membership of the Künstlerbund (formerly the Hagenbund).
This painting is set in a golden authentic Biedermeier...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Wood
"Processional, " Jewel-Toned Mural Study w/ Prayer Under Starlit Sky by Hoeckner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although Carl Hoeckner is best known for his sombre prints and paintings protesting the brutality of war, he is also known for a series of murals in public spaces across Chicago and the Midwest, so this brilliantly-hued painting may have served as a mural study. Here the artist depicts a long procession of figures in jewel-toned garments, their faces careworn and bent in prayer, facing toward a priest surrounded by a group of choir boys...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Waiting, " Large Art Deco Painting with Cat, Porthole Window, Red
Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Classic Art Deco painting with a humorous look at domestic life in 1940s America, the scene focuses on a cat waiting for its owner as she arrives home, appearing in the porthole window of the front door. The painter was Karl Gasslander...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
"Carrying Water, " Striking Scene of Women in Italian Hill Town by Wachtmeister
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking and atmospheric depiction of women fetching water in jugs and urns, descending into a lovely, picturesque hill town in Italy, this painting was made in 1942 by Sophie-Loui...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
Antique Signed Janson Belgium Oil on Canvas Painting of Young Boy Smoking
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1930's Belgium oil on canvas of young boy smoking which is part of a suite
Please note the delivery fee listed is jus...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Cubist Oil on Canvas "Girl on the beach" by Dusan Mihailovic, Yugoslavia 1957
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you with find a breathtaking Cubist oil on canvas, "Girl at the beach", painted by Dusan Mihailovic. The painting is done in beautiful, earthly tones and it features ...
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1950s Serbian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Paint
"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 Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Watercolor
Nude painting, Józef Krzyżański (1898 Hnilice, Ukraine - 1987 Poznań, Poland)
Located in Chorzów, PL
This oil painting by Józef Krzyżański, measuring 79 x 53 cm, presents a striking nude study rendered with a quiet, introspective mood. Rooted in classical technique, the composition ...
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1920s European Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Paint
"Feeding the Squirrel, " Large, Elegant Art Deco Illustration Art, 2-Page Spread
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An elegant and gracious example of illustration art at its height in 1930, this charming scene depicts an elegant couple in a city park, the female figure feeding a squirrel, and her...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
"Bacchante, " Bold, Richly-Hued Art Deco Painting in Purples and Blues
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Graphically striking and boldly painted in a rich palette of purples, blues and oranges, this high style Art Deco painting by M. H. Forster depicts a female figure with curling tendr...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Contemporary Oil on Canvas Painting Entitled "April Showers" by Graham McKean
Located in London, GB
Captivating modern oil on canvas painting of a business man and woman taking a romantic soujourn on a showery spring day. Signed lower right McKean, titled to rear and presented in a dark wooden stepped frame.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Unframed Height: 73 cm
Unframed Width: 38 cm
Condition: Excellent as new Condition
Circa: Contemporary
Materials: Oil on Canvas
SKU: 299
ABOUT
Graham McKean
In 1996, after 17 years as a graphic designer, Graham McKean decided to commit himself totally to producing his oil paintings. Graham is presently registered as a self-employed artist, painting full-time from a W.A.S.P. studio at the harbour side in Irvine, Ayrshire.
Graham McKean’s paintings have featured in numerous exhibitions and are increasingly appearing at the U.K.’s leading auction houses. His work has now become highly collectible and is held in prestigious private and public collections worldwide. Graham also supports a number of charities through events and auctions.
A review by the late W. Gordon Smith...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Paintings
Materials
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 Vintage Art Deco Paintings
"Nude in Tropical Garden, " Brilliantly-Hued Art Deco Painting by Cenci, 1949
By Gustavo Cenci
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perfumed with the heady colors and forms of tropical flowers such poppy and hibiscus, this arresting Art Deco watercolor was painted by Gustavo Cenci, best known for his part in pain...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Watercolor
"Secessionist Scene in the Tyrol, " Brilliant Fauvist Painting, Austria
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Making brilliant use of a Fauvist palette and a Secessionist vocabulary, this remarkable painting depicts three figures in the Austrian region of the Tyrol, just south of Bavaria. Th...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
$3,680 Sale Price
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Sergey CHEKHONIN (1878-1936), “Enchanted Castle”
Located in Paris, FR
In a 1929 article of a french newspaper "L'Homme libre," Serge Chekhonin is described as having a prestige comparable to that of Bakst or Benois. He is praised for his talent as a decorator, his refinement of colors, his technical mastery, and his deeply Russian...
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Early 20th Century Russian Art Deco Paintings
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Paper
Pierre Lardin French Mid-Century Painted Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
French mid-century (1940s) oak framed horizontal wall mirror with reverse glass painted Neoclassic scenes. (attributed to Pierre Lardin).
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Oak, Mirror
"Grecian Nude and Broken Column, " Art Deco/Surrealist Painting by Matulka
By Jan Matulka
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This brilliant Surrealist composition, with the stylization and exaggerated plant forms of Art Deco, was painted by Jan Matulka in 1944. Both Surrealism and "Moderne" decorative arts thrived in the 1940s, and here the artist draws from both styles. Matulka was born in Prague and came to America as a young man, and trained here and in Paris, where he became exposed to Cubism. He exhibited in New York, created illustrations for New Masses which advanced the interest of American workers...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Paper
Art Deco Painting on Glass, Graphic Boats, Mid-20th Century, France
Located in Brooklyn, NY
beautiful piece of art from the art deco period
painted glass and mother of pearl inlays of graphic boats
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
Art Deco paintings might not have been as abundant as other decorative art forms when the movement first materialized in the early 1900s, as there wasn’t a painting-specific component of the 1925 Parisian exhibition that gave way to the term Art Deco. But many artists — such as those working as magazine illustrators, glass artists or sculptors — embraced the characteristics of the fashionable style even if painting wasn't their primary medium.
While sculpture and painting were initially secondary Art Deco media, Art Deco paintings were still lively and rich. As part of a reaction against the organic forms and floral motifs that underpinned Art Nouveau, Art Deco painters introduced geometric abstraction and distortion in their work. Painters working in the Art Deco style were inspired by Cubist forms and the bright colors of Fauvism, and an offshoot of Art Deco painting emerged in the 1930s as murals, a way to decorate buildings in the United States after the Great Depression.
Dunbar D. Beck, Witold Gordon, René Buthaud, Erté and Emil Fiala are some of the painters associated with Art Deco that you can find on 1stDibs.
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