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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

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
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
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Paintings

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Glass

1930s Finnish ‘young woman in a yellow dress’ oil on canvas artist Llmari Aalto
Located in London, GB
The subject is a rather beautiful seated young woman with a somewhat imperious expression and demeanour She is wearing a yellow dress which from its style and her hair we date to 192...
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1930s Finnish Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

French Delahaye Automobile Huge Original Oil Painting, c1930 s Over 6 x 7
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Huge French Oil on Canvas, circa late 1930s of a Delahaye Automobile. We cannot decide if this was painted in a large-scale, only to be reduced for an ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Art Deco Poster Design Man in Dressing Gown by Theodor Kindel Austria 1920
By Theodor Kindel
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco poster design man in dressing gown by Theodor Kindel. Gouache on paper laid on board. Unframed. Austria 1920/1940. Theodor Kindel was a well known graphic artist who worked ...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

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

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Gouache

André MARGAT (1903-1999), "Orangutan", 1929
Located in Paris, FR
André Margat is a French artist widely known for his representations of animals. He is a member of the « Groupe des Douze », an association of artists created in 1932 with the aim of...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Paper

Large Painting, Oil on Canvas by Jean Franck Baudoin, Notre Dame de Paris.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important painting, oil on canvas by Jean Franck Baudoin ( 1870-1961), Notre Dame de Paris. Oil on canvas, painting by Jean Franck Baudoin representing Notre Dame de Paris, signed l...
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20th Century French Art Deco Paintings

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Canvas

Georges Lepape - "La Femme, l Enfant et la Famille", Peinture et Miroir
By Georges Lepape
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Georges Lepape (1887-1971) - "La Femme, l'Enfant et la Famille" Technique : Techniques mixtes sur toile Date de création : Vers 1937 Dimensions : H : 195 cm L : 131 cm Signature : Signé dans le décor Historique : Ce projet constitue une étude préparatoire pour la fresque réalisée en 1937 par Georges Lepape. L'œuvre finale décorait l'arc d'entrée du Pavillon de la Femme, de l'Enfant et de la Famille lors de l'Exposition Universelle de Paris. Bibliographie : Claude LEPAPE...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Mirror, Paint

Important Louis Icart Hand Colored Lithograph COA
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950) Dessin des Femmes, circa 1928 Hand-colored lithograph on paper of a nude female back side. Sheet: 17.5 x 13-1/2 inches...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Paper

Post Cubism Work by Etiennette Johan 50 s
Located in bari, IT
Opere di Johan sono presenti nelle maggiori collezioni francesi e americane e sono state presentate alla mostra di antiquariato di Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze 2005. Of Spanish origin, born in Valencia in the early 1900s, she specialized in sculpture and animal painting. She worked mainly in Lyon, her painting influenced by post-Cubist geometry remains realist in style; straight lines dialogue with curves and plays of angles give rhythm to the composition, her taste for color harmoniously mixes light and dark tones. His works represent the broad creative scope referable to the “Animaliér” artists. Johan’s works can be found in major French and American collections and were presented at the Palazzo Strozzi antiques exhibition...
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1950s Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Canvas

Watercolour of Ludlow Castle and Dinham Bridge, 1930s, Unsigned
Located in Seaford, GB
930s Watercolour of Ludlow Castle and Dinham Bridge, Shropshire A fine and atmospheric original watercolour dating to the 1930s, this expertly rendered landscape captures the histori...
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Paper

Art Deco Rustic Painting Watercolor Still Life Fruits Emil Fiala, Austria, 1930s
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco painting still life motif fruits in a bowl painted with watercolors by Emil Fiala, 1930s. Emil Fiala (1869-1960) was a member of the Austrian Künstlerbund formerly Hagenbund...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Paper

Post cubism work by Etiennette Johan 50 s
Located in bari, IT
Of Spanish origin, born in Valencia in the early 1900s, she specialized in sculpture and animal painting. She worked mainly in Lyon, her painting influenced by post-Cubist geometry remains realist in style; straight lines dialogue with curves and plays of angles give rhythm to the composition, her taste for color harmoniously mixes light and dark tones. His works represent the broad creative scope referable to the “Animaliér” artists. Johan’s works can be found in major French and American collections and were presented at the Palazzo Strozzi antiques exhibition...
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1950s Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Canvas

Post Cubism Work by Etiennette Johan
Located in bari, IT
Of Spanish origin, born in Valencia in the early 1900s, she specialized in sculpture and animal painting. She worked mainly in Lyon, her painting influenced by post-Cubist geometry remains realist in style; straight lines dialogue with curves and plays of angles give rhythm to the composition, her taste for color harmoniously mixes light and dark tones. His works represent the broad creative scope referable to the “Animaliér” artists. Johan’s works can be found in major French and American collections and were presented at the Palazzo Strozzi antiques exhibition...
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1950s Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Canvas

Post Cubism Work by Etiennette Johan
Post Cubism Work by Etiennette Johan
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Post Cubism Work by Etiennette Johan from the Fifties
Located in bari, IT
Opere di Johan sono presenti nelle maggiori collezioni francesi e americane e sono state presentate alla mostra di antiquariato di Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze 2005. Of Spanish origin, born in Valencia in the early 1900s, she specialized in sculpture and animal painting. She worked mainly in Lyon, her painting influenced by post-Cubist geometry remains realist in style; straight lines dialogue with curves and plays of angles give rhythm to the composition, her taste for color harmoniously mixes light and dark tones. His works represent the broad creative scope referable to the “Animaliér” artists. Johan’s works can be found in major French and American collections and were presented at the Palazzo Strozzi antiques exhibition...
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1950s Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Canvas

Art Deco Style Painting Landscape with Sailing Boats Patrick Leroy France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style painting landscape with sailing boats by the French artist Patrick Leroy. The work is in a very good condition and has a contemporary lea...
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1970s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Pair of Art Deco Industrial Scene Painting, Signed J. Hollister
Located in Stockton, NJ
A pair of Art Deco painting of industrial scenes. Both signed J. Hollister. Measures: Sight 12" W x 13.5" H Framed 13.5" W x 15" H x 1.25" D.
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Chromolitho by Henri Cassiers, Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Chromolitho of the harbor in Ostend by Henri Cassiers (1858-1944), circa 1920, Belgium. Biography: Cassiers Henry (Henri) was born in Antwerp, Belgium on 11 August 1858. He was a Belgian painter of landscapes, picturesque urban sites, and seascapes. He was also etcher and illustrator. His work was extremely abundant and varied. He also produced numerous artistic posters and colour prints. His art was one of illusion and semi-reality. Cassiers studied for an architect at the Academy of Fine Arts in his birthplace and received classes from the master teacher and artist Stacquet Henry (1838 – 1906) and he also studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sint-Joost-ten-Node. He quickly developed his own style and painted maritime...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Portrait of a Woman Dressed with a Black Feather Cape circa 1936 Signed Barchi
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil on canvas portraying a woman dressed with a black feather cape circa 1936 Signed Barchi . Renzo BARCHI (1902-1991) Born in Livorno 1902 . Died i...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Canvas

Hand Painted Wallpaper Flamingoes
Located in Madrid, ES
This charming and sophisticated wall decoration has been entirely hand-painted on 100% natural cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings

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Cotton, Acrylic, Paper

Jean Piaubert - "Presence", 1965, Huile, sable et gravier sur panneau intitulé
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jean Piaubert - "Presence", 1965 Technique : Huile, sable et gravier sur panneau Signature : Signé en bas à droite Dimensions : H : 60 cm L : 150 cm Provenance : Vente Me Lombrail...
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1960s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Sandstone

Felix Pascual Original Oil Painting on Canvas "Woman in Studio", Spain, 1930s
By Felix Pascual
Located in Miami, FL
Felix Pascual Original Oil Painting on Canvas "Woman in Studio", Spain, 1930s Offered for sale is an original oil on canvas "Woman in Studio" by Spanish artist Felix Pascual Escriba...
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Early 20th Century Argentine Art Deco Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Wood

1930s Swedish framed oil on canvas of Interior
By Ellis Wallin
Located in London, GB
This framed oil on canvas shows a comfortable living room full of antique furniture and art. In the foreground there is a large traditional fireplace with a pair of typical comfortable pair of scandinavian leather chairs...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Vintage Regency Original Oil Painting of Hands
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Adorn your walls with this captivating vintage original oil painting, featuring a striking depiction of hands that exudes the elegant drama of the Hollywood Regency era. Rendered wit...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Large Oil on Canvas by Giovanni Battista Filosa 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Large oil on canvas by Giovanni Battista Filosa. Romantic oil painting of the XIX century signed FILOSA. The quality and the chromatic gain much more live than in the photos. The fr...
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19th Century Italian Antique Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

French Oil on Canvas by Rene Mendes of the Ballroom
By René Mendes-France
Located in Manhasset, NY
An oil on canvas by Rene Mendes of the ballroom in a gilt frame. René Mendes-France (1888-1985) is an artist born in 1888 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Paintings

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Canvas

Luigi Pagan - "Chioggia and the Calle d Oro," 1938
By Luigi Pagan
Located in Vicenza, IT
Oil on plywood, 24 x 29 cm (unframed)Coeval frame, 42 x 48 cm Signed and dated on the back, this charming painting by Luigi Pagan (active in the first half of the twentieth century) ...
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20th Century European Art Deco Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Michèle Demedts Large Ooil on Canvas, signed Demedts, circa 1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Michèle DEMEDTS (1958-) , large oil on canvas signed DEMEDTS, Circa 1990
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1990s Belgian Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Antique Signed circa 1930 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

Art Deco Female Nude by Louis Süe Et André Mare
By Louis Sue (Artist)
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco oil on wood (tableau) depicting a beautiful nude figure of a Young Female by Süe et Mare. Compagnie des Arts Français. Made in France. Circa: 1925.
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20th Century French Art Deco Paintings

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Wood

Charles Joseph Watelet
By Charles Joseph Watelet
Located in Belmont, MA
Charles Joseph Watelet (Belgian painter 1867-1954), Portrait of a young woman called Daisy, oil on canvas. Framed in a beautiful hand carved giltwood frame.
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Paintings

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Canvas

Pair of Portraits of Westerners dressed as Wealthy Chinese Nobles
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare pair of portraits of Westerners dressed as rich Chinese characters. French School, signed lower right Rose FAVRE, circa 1940. . Painted on hardboard panels. The psychology of th...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Paintings

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Canvas

Large Art Deco Reverse Painted Glass Wall Panel, France, circa 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very lovely and decorative large glass reverse-painted panel ("fixé sous verre"), representing a pair of deer in a peaceful, tropical setting, on a black background. The technique o...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Paintings

Franch Art Deco painting swimming pool Vue de ma table 1940
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco painting swimming pool Vue de ma table. France ca. 1940. Acrylic paint, watercolor on board. Framed. Monogrammed.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Acrylic

Quadri Mare, Marina, Costa Azzurra Con Barca, Olio Su Tavola, XX Secolo.
Located in Breganze, VI
La categoria quadri antichi, Quadri Mare propone un tratto di Costa Azzurra con una Barca Bianca.  L'opera rappresenta una marina, uno scorcio di costa rocciosa del mare Mediterraneo...
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20th Century French Art Deco Paintings

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Wood

Art Deco Image B. Renkowski
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art deco image from 1960 B. Renkowski Highly recommended item will be perfect complementation of the rooms in not only Classic style, but also Art Deco and modern.    
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1950s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Wood

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

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Gouache

Well Executed Modern Industrialist Oil Painting Futuristic Factory Workers
Located in Buffalo, NY
Well executed modern industrialist oil painting, futuristic factory workers. Amazing use of color, texture and space. Artist unknown. Mark Kostabi meets Fernand Leger.
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Paintings

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Masonite, Paint

Loïs Hutton "Promeneurs" Gouache on Paper, Dated on the Reverse
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Loïs Hutton (1893-1972) "Promeneurs" gouache on paper, dated on the reverse. Lois HUTTON is above all the emblematic figure of the dancers of the 1920s. Of...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paintings

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Paper

S. W. Brooks, Pastel Portrait, Miami Beach, 1947
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
S. W. Brooks, pastel portrait on cardboard, Miami Beach, 1947 Dimension: 68 x 82 cm Without frame: 60 x 44 cm.
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1940s North American Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Paper

Image Winter
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Old image, winter.
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20th Century Unknown Art Deco Paintings

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Wood

Léa LAFUGIE (1890-1972), watercolor of a child and a woman "Ta Moc"
Located in Paris, FR
Léa Lafugie is a painter who has travelled extensively throughout Asia. She is renowned for her portraits. She studied at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, then at the Ecole de...
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1920s Asian Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Paper

Art Deco Painting of Spanish Dancer by Yves Diey
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco painting of Spanish dancer by Yves Diey.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Contemporary Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This piece of art showcases large and small thrown paint abstracts: buildings, street signs, lamp posts, etc. Acrylic paint on canvas.
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20th Century Unknown Art Deco Paintings

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Acrylic

David Anthony Tauszky, Portrait of a Chinese Woman, American Art Deco, ca. 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions: Height: 24” (61cm) Width: 20” (50.8cm) Frame width: 3.25” (8.12 cm) About: This very elegant painting is a part of the famous ‘Cantonese’ series of mainly female portraits, painter by David Anthony Tauszky...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Alfons Verheyen, (1903-1990) oil on panel circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Alfons Verheyen, (1903-1990) oil on panel circa 1930
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1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Painted Canvas, Art Deco Woman’s Portrait, Contemporary Work
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Painted canvas representing an Art Deco style woman, on her profile with hair rolled up in bun and wearing long earings. She wears a crossed dress adorned with gold abstract motifs. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Paintings

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Linen

Emmanuel Fougerat, O/C Portrait of La Argentinita, ca. 1920
By Emmanuel Fougerat
Located in New York, NY
DIMENSIONS: Height: 16.25 inches Width: 13.5 inches Depth: 2.25 inches Frame width: 2.5 inches ABOUT MODEL Encarnación López Júlvez, known as La Argentinita (Buenos Aires, March 3, 1898 – New York, September 24, 1945) was a Spanish-Argentine flamenco dancer (bailaora), choreographer and singer. La Argentinita was considered the highest expression of this art form during that time. López Júlvez was the daughter of Spanish immigrants in Argentina, where her father had a fabric business. While living there, two of her siblings died in a scarlet fever epidemic. Consequently, she was brought to the north coast of Spain in 1901, where she began to learn Spanish regional dances. When she was only four years old, she started learning flamenco from Julia Castelao. Her first public performance was at the age of eight at the Teatro-Circo de San Sebastián, in the Basque Country. She chose the name "La Argentinita" in deference to the famous flamenco dancer Antonia Mercé (La Argentina). After travelling throughout Spain as a child prodigy, she settled in Madrid to perform at Teatro La Latina, Teatro de la Comedia, Teatro de La Princesa, Teatro Apolo and Teatro Príncipe Alfonso. Her success led her to tour in Barcelona, Portugal and Paris, and then Latin America. In the early 1920s, she returned to Spain, where she worked in Madrid. Among her early performances was the 1920 premiere of Federico García Lorca's musical play El maleficio de la mariposa as "the Butterfly". She announced her retirement in 1926, but would quickly return to the show business as part of the artistic renewal that led her to the Generation of ‘27, in which she combined flamenco, tango, bulerías and boleros. She danced to the compositions of Manuel de Falla, Joaquín Turina, Isaac Albéniz, Enrique Granados and Maurice Ravel. She helped in the development of Ballet Español. Adapting pieces to popular tradition, she toured Europe, triumphing in Paris and Berlin and participating in the artistic movements of that time along with Spanish poets such as Rafael Alberti, Federico García Lorca, Edgar Neville and Ignacio Sanchez Mejias. Sánchez Mejías, an intellectual and bullfighter, was a married man and her lover. La Argentinita retired a second time to maintain her clandestine relationship with him. However, she would return to the stage with the aid of Sánchez Mejías, who participated in the search and employment of interpreters for her subsequent performances. In 1931, López Júlvez and García Lorca recorded five gramophone slate records, which were accompanied by García Lorca's piano. The selection of songs was prepared, adapted and titled Colección de Canciones Populares Españolas by García Lorca. Among the ten songs were "Los cuatro muleros", "Zorongo gitano", "Anda Jaleo" and "En el Café de Chinitas". With the beginning of the Second Spanish Republic, López Júlvez formed her own ballet company called Bailes Españoles de la Argentinita together with her sister, Pilar López Júlvez, and García Lorca. López Júlvez staged several flamenco theatrical shows, including an adaption of Falla's El amor brujo (Love, the Magician) in 1933, and Las Calles de Cádiz (The Streets of Cadiz) in 1933 and 1940.[7] She travelled through Spain and Paris, where she was recognized as one of the most important flamenco artists of her time. Her company included the flamenco figures Juana la Macarrona, La Malena, Fernanda Antúnez, Rafael Ortega and Antonio de Triana, who was her first dancing partner until the 1940s. At the end of her tour around Spain, her lover Sánchez Mejías was gored to death in 1934 in the Manzanares bullring. She sought refuge in her work and moved to Buenos Aires to dance at the Teatro Colón; from there she embarked on a long American tour. In 1936 she achieved success in New York. Afterwards, she returned to Spain but was forced to flee the country shortly before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. She travelled through Morocco, France, the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium and the USA, where she remained in exile in New York. From then until her death in 1945, she developed her career and became one of the biggest stars of international dance, and even participated in movies. In 1943, she presented the flamenco troupe El Café de Chinitas at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, with her own choreography, texts by García Lorca, scenery by Salvador Dalí and the orchestra directed by José Iturbi. In addition, she performed at the Washington DC Watergate complex with her sister. On May 28, 1945, she gave her last performance at the Metropolitan of the orchestral work El Capricho Español, composed in 1887 by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and based on Spanish melodies. At the end of the event, she had to be admitted to a hospital, where she died on September 24 from a tumor in her abdomen. She did not want to have it operated on because she did not wish to abandon dancing. Her body was repatriated to Spain in December and buried in the Spanish capital. That same year, the company of Bailes Españoles de la Argentinita was dissolved. Among the honors she received after her death was a plaque consecrated at the Metropolitan Opera House, positioned among the medals of Alfonso X El Sabio and La Orden de Isabel la Católica to honor her merits in the field of culture. ABOUT ARTIST Emmanuel Fougerat (French, 1869 – 1958) was a renowned French painter, museum curator and art historian. A former student of the Regional School of Fine Arts in Rennes, Fougerat studied in the studio of Albert Maignan and that of Jean-Paul Laurens in Paris. He was appointed director of the Nantes School of Fine Arts and was also the founder and curator of the Museum of Fine Arts in the same city. Emmanuel Fougerat was named Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1912. In 1923, he was placed on temporary leave from the French State in order to carry out a mandate as director of fine arts education in the Province of Quebec, Canada; where he served as an art teacher and director of the École des beaux-arts de Montréal from 1923 to 1925. Emmanuel Fougerat’s paintings are in the following public collections: • Nantes Museum of Fine Arts, France. • Museum of Modern Art in Paris, France. • Rennes Town Hall: permanent decorations. • Museum of Fine Arts of Saint-Nazaire (destroyed in 1944), France • National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec, Canada. Emmanuel Fougerat is also the author of works on several French painters, including Albert Besnard, Paul Baudry...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Canvas

Nude Portrait of a Young Woman with a Scarf, Maurice Ehlinger, Circa 1940
By Maurice Ambroise Ehlinger
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Nude Portrait of a Young Woman with a Scarf, Maurice Ehlinger, Circa 1940. We present a rare and refined work by a master portraitist of the 20th century. Details of the Artwork: ...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Giltwood

Two Friends signed F. MOLINA, 1925
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil on canvas signed F.MOLINA lower-left, located in Paris on 5 June 1925. Very beautiful, almost Fauvist atmosphere, portraying two nude women lying on a bed, a richly embroidered c...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Canvas

Boris Solotareff, Portrait of Mr. Lautenberg, Oil on Canvas Painting, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Signed en verso B. Solotareff, Lautenberg. Original period frame, made personally by the artist. Dimensions (without frame): Height 16” Width 12 ½”. Dimensions (with frame...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Canvas

Alfons Verheyen, "la mort du poète", circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Alfons Verheyen, (1903-1990) "la mort du poète", circa 1930.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Oil on panel, Hiker with a Pipe, Michel Jamar, France, circa 1930-1940
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Oil on panel, "Hiker with a Pipe," Michel Jamar, France, circa 1930-1940 We are pleased to present this oil on panel, a work by the renowned French artist Michel Jamar (1911-1997). ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Wood, Plywood, Paint

Framed Art Deco original art, a portrait of a woman, circa 1930s. Signed PLB
Located in Houston, TX
Framed Art Deco original art, a portrait of a woman, circa 1930s. Signed PLB and dated 1935.
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1930s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Paper

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

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Gouache

Max Ernest Clart, Large Oil on Canvas, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Max Ernest Clart, large oil on canvas, circa 1960.
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1960s European Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Vintage Art Deco Scenic Oil Painting
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Art Deco scenic oil painting architectural buildings blue bright birds animal professional framed. Dimensions. Overall 25 1/2 W; 21 1/2 H; A...
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1970s Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

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

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Gouache

Cupid s Sleep, A.M. RAYNOLT ca. 1925-1930
Located in PARIS, FR
Very large oil on canvas depicting Cupid asleep, with probably Psyche looking on. An inscription in the lower right, difficult to read, speaks of Psyche and her two sisters (the two ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Canvas

Edouard Chimot French Art Deco Watercolor Custom Framed Yellow, Orange, Gray
By Eduard Chimot
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and erotic one of a kind signed watercolor by Edouard Chimot was painted in the 1920's. He worked a lot in erotica. Chimot reached his peak of his career in the 1920's ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings

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Wood, Paint, Paper

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.