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
Willem Hendriks "The Old Well" Original Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas
By Willem Hendriks 1
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique oil painting was done by the well known Willem Hendriks of the Netherlands in approximately 1920 in his signature realistic style. The painting is an oil on canvas and is titled "The Old Well" and depicts a Dutch woman...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Micao KONO (1876 - 1954) , reclining female nude, 1933
By Micao Kono
Located in Paris, FR
Miçao Kono was a Japanese artist who came to Paris in the early 1920s. He painted in oils and watercolors, and also did a number of etchings.
Micao Kono became famous with his nude p...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Paper
Young Women in Bathing Oil on Canvas 1930 Signed Thioll
Located in Marseille, FR
Oil painting on canvas 1930 signed Thioll of two young naked women frolicking at the water's edge and the third was wearing a jersey.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
Bouquet of Roses by Hermine David, Oil on Cardboard Linen, Signed
By Hermine David, Jules Pascin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bouquet of roses by Hermine David, oil on cardboard linen, signed. Framed.
Hermine Lionette Cartan David (19 April 1886 in Paris – 1 December 1970 in ...
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1930s European Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Wood, Paint
"Mercury in Golden Glow", Important Art Deco Painting w/ Male Nude by Schmied
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This unusual presentation of Mercury, the Greek god of speed and communications, was painted by François-Louis Schmied, one of France's two leading artists specializing in high-end b...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Night Skaters, " Large Genre Painting of Ice Skating in 1940s Chicago
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted with great verve and energy, this depiction of a circle of ice skaters circumnavigating a rink in Chicago -- perhaps the Lincoln Park Zoo rink -- was made in 1943 by John Win...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$7,840 Sale Price
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Copy of "Pair of Cheetahs" Wildlife Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a wildlife painting titled "Pair of Cheetahs" showing two big cats lounging with a gold background
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$5,500 / set
"State Fair Scene with Horses
Merry-Go-Round", American Scene Painting, 1947
By Edmund Brucker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and dynamic, this 1947-vintage painting depicts a shirtless man handling a high-spirited Percheron horse that won a blue ribbon at the Indiana st...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Adam in Eden, " Monumental Depiction of Paradise in Wartime
By Wilfred Peter Glud
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable statement of hope and resilience, this vivid and colorful depiction of a nude Adam seated amidst a profusion of flora and fauna was painted in the midst of World War II ...
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1940s Danish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$15,600 Sale Price
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"Chinese Noblewoman w/ Lotus Flowers
Orchids", Art Deco Painting, Pink
Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly painted in deep pink, sky blue and ivory tones, this 1936-vintage oil painting depicts a Chinese noblewoman in an embroidered gown and elaborate headpiece, flanked by sym...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$7,600 Sale Price
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Art Deco pastel painting nudes in a landscape by Georges Lavergne France 1936
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco pastel painting nudes in a landscape by Georges Lavergne.
Signed and dated 1936. Ink, crayon and pastel on paper.
France.
Contemporary frame.
Size:
H. 68 cm. x L. 89.5 c...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Male Youth at Sunset, " Vivid Art Deco Painting by Dunbar Beck, WPA Muralist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunningly executed in deep tones of cobalt blue, burnt sienna, oxblood and jet black, this depiction of a partially nude male youth standing at an open window at sunset was painted ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
"Above the Beach, " Art Deco Painting of Bather and Rower, Emerald
Cobalt Hues
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly painted in rich jewel tones -- emerald, sapphire and canary -- this high style Art Deco-cum-Fauvist painting depicts a female bather, swathed in a large towel, in conversation with a muscled male rower, high above the beach below. Sunbathers under their umbrellas can be seen in the distance, and above the couple is a vivid sky with bolts of blue and coral above hills of green, yellow and pink. The artist, Marius Woulfart...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Diana Running with Deer", Fabulous, Large Art Deco Mythological Mural, Square
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fabulous example of large, Art Deco decorative painting in 1930s Europe, this oil-on-board work depicts the goddess Diana running with two deer from the woods into a field. The col...
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1930s Spanish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$10,000 Sale Price
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Cubist Abstract Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a Spanish Cubist still life painting titled "Nature Morte, 1913" showing an abstracted view of a cello, vase and architectural details
Conditio...
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20th Century American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$9,500
Art Deco Oil on Canvas by Pierre Mitiffiot De Bélair
By Pierre Mitiffiot De Bélair
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Pierre Mitiffiot De Bélair (1892-1956).
"Woman with Parrot" oil on canvas, circa 1930.
Signed lower right, 21 ¾ x 18.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
"Gathering Storm, Dominican Republic, " Large, Color-Saturated Painting, 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of color and drama and boldly demonstrating his mastery of watercolor this painting by Wilmot Heitland of a shirtless Dominican on the beach next to a wood hut is the finest we ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Watercolor
"Summoned Reverie, " Superb Surrealist Painting with Nudes by Ames, 1939
By Arthur Ames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in soft, dreamlike colors and depicting a magical landscape of attenuated nude figures dominated by a painter and his muse, this extremely fine Surrealist work was painted by Arthur Ames in 1939. Here he used egg tempera on gesso-finished board -- a favorite medium among painters such as Paul Cadmus, Jared French and others in the 1930s, 40s and 50s -- to create a highly detailed view of an imagined landscape. Behind the central couple and the painting on its easel, there is a retreating woman in a flowing, Classical robe, and in the far distance a couple embracing on a mountain top. Ames was born in the Midwest but studied on the West Coast and became a California artist through and through; he participated in the Federal Art Project, and worked with his fiancée, Jean Goodwin...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Europa Spirited off to Crete, " Important Art Deco Mural Study by Giovannozzi
By Ezio Giovannozzi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An especially lovely and fresh take on the Classic Europa and the Bull myth that so intrigued artists in the Art Deco era, this impressionistic study by Ezio Giovannozzi was probably...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
"Seated Black Male Figure, " Art Deco Watercolor Painting, Brown County, Indiana
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Strikingly executed in rich tones of brown and charcoal contrasting with brighter colors, this watercolor depiction of a seated African American man, with one arm raised to his neck, is beautiful and evocative. The figure's skin tones are captured in a rich array of tans, ruddy browns and gold, and the air around him seems to vibrate in tones of blue, yellow and green. Although not signed, this piece was executed by an artist associated with the famed Brown County Art...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Art Deco Floral Oil on Canvas Painting Huge Field Flower Emil Fiala 1933 Vienna
By Emil Fiala
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco floral painting motif huge field flower bunch in a vessel by Emil Fiala 1933, Vienna,.
A stunning painting by Emil Fiala created 1933 Vienna with a charming motif in huge si...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Wood
Robert Bernard Robinson, “The Hapless Fisherman”, O/C Painting, Ca. 1910s-1920s
Located in New York, NY
American Realism
Robert Bernard Robinson
“The Hapless Fisherman”
Oil on Canvas
Circa 1910s-1920s
DIMENSIONS
20 × 16 in (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
ABOUT PAINTING
A humorous rural/domestic scene — a man in overalls, holding a fishing rod in one hand and a small bucket with, in all likelihood, a meager catch in the other, caught mid-gesture, hides from his wife around the corner of his own house, remaining invisible to his wife, while the woman leans out the window calling for him. This painting is most likely was an interior (story) illustration or an unpublished/commissioned narrative canvas, rather than a Post cover. Robinson did a lot of slice-of-life interiors with similar humorous domestic setups in the 1910s–30s, but many were never reproduced. This is a very interesting and definitely original Robert Robinson oil...
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1910s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Maria Szantho "Woman with Tambourine", 1930s
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Maria Szantho (Hungarian, 1898-1984). "Woman with tambourine," oil on canvas, circa 1935, signed lower right. Measures: H 24” (61 cm.), W 20" (51 cm).
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1930s Hungarian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
"Lion and Bull", Art Deco-Medieval Decorative Painting in Greys and Burnt Sienn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A marvelous example of Romanesque-Medieval bas relief sculpture interpreted by an American artist in the 1920s, this painting on fabric was executed by Dunbar Beck, the famous muralist. The painting, on one length of cloth, is in two parts -- one portion depicts a bull being attached by a lion, the other depicts a scrolling rope motif. According to a notation on the reverse, both paintings were done for a production of "Oedipus Rex," perhaps in California. Beck was an important muralist at this time, executing a mural for the US Post Office...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Fabric
$1,560 Sale Price
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"Pacific Basin, " Art Deco Painting of Golden Gate Expo in San Francisco
By May French Worth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted in tones of burnt sienna, cream and watery blue, this rare and early view of the Golden Gate Exposition was painted in 1937, just as Treasure Island was being cre...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paper, Paint
$2,080 Sale Price
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Les Bienfaits de la Nature by F.Majorel (1878-1965) Large Art Deco Oil on Canvas
By Fernand Majorel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Les bienfaits de la nature offerts au plus grand nombre"
“Nature's Goodness offered to more people”
An Impressive and Decorative Art Deco oil on canvas painting
Original frame
Signe...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
$14,282 Sale Price
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"Truth and the Seven Deadly Sins", Study for Queens Supreme Courthouse Mosaic
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entitled "Truth and the Seven Deadly Sins" and teeming with allegory, this Art Deco study for a major mosaic was painted by Eugene Savage for the new Queens Supreme Courthouse -- a 1930s Works Progress Administration project in Queens, New York. The central figure with a hand mirror may represent Narcissus, who would personify "vanity," one of the sins, and at the bottom of the scene is a winged devil who seems to be opening a door to a fiery world below. To the right is a figure near a chest full of gold and coins, and the entire scene is surmounted by a reclining female nude.
Savage is best known for a spectacular set of murals illustrating the history and lore of Hawaii commissioned by Matson Shipping Line for the S.S. Lurline, executed in the 1940s but not installed until the 1950s. The artist also painted other series of murals and paintings, include an enormous mural...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Francois Gall Painting "Scène de Plage à Trouville"
Located in Houston, TX
Gall, Francois 1912-1987.
French artist.
Benezit listed. Gall was the recipient of the Medaille D'ore at the Paris Salon of 1947. Measures: 8" x 12", oil on canvas. Gall’s subject and composition was inspired by Eugene Boudin. Signed and dated 1938, lower right. Scène de plage...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
"Heading Home", Important WPA Social Realist Painting by Sternberg, 1944
By Charlotte Joan Sternberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A cross between Grant Wood and Paul Cadmus, this remarkable American regional scene painting depicts a young man in a white t-shirt walking a group of cows down a country lane with p...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$9,200 Sale Price
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Painting, Representative "Towards the Pantheon", Jochen Michaelis
By Jochen Michaelis
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Painting, Representative "Towards the Pantheon", Jochen Michaelis, (Born 1938)"
Oil on canvas by Jochen Michaelis, born in 1938, "Vers le Panthéon" Paris, 6.10.98.
h: 28.5cm, w: 27...
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20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Original Painting for 1928 Packard Advertisement, Stunning Oil on Canvas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Masterfully painted and full of light and color, this oil painting depicting a 1928 Packard automobile, the height of Art Deco style and elegance toward the end of the Depression, is...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$7,800 Sale Price
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Portrait of A Boy By George Willott. Oil On Canvas. Dated 1944.
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful portrait by George Willott*
Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1944
Unframed
Free UK shipping
*1900-2000. Diploma of Associateship of the Royal College of Art.
Principal ...
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1940s English Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
"Sant Petro", Cubist/Art Deco Painting of Church w/ Palm Trees, Blue and Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly painted in tones of blue, green and warm brown, this fractured view of a church and palm trees along the Mediterranean, the building's tower and apse depicted in a golden...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Music with Conch and Lyre, " Study for White House Piano by Dunbar Beck, 1938
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most important embellishments to the White House during the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration was the gift of an important grand piano by the Steinway company, embellished with painted scenes by Dunbar Beck. Beck is best known for his WPA work...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Rustic Red Poppy Art Deco Floral Painting Golden Frame Camilla Göbl 1930 Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco rustic floral oil on canvas painting red poppy bouquet with chamomile in a wicker basket by Camilla Göbl 1940s Austria.
Camilla Göbl or Camilla Göbl-Wahl ( 1871 - 1965 )
Camilla Göbl female still - life painter
She studied with very important female painter Olga Wisinger...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
"In the Park, " Fine Watercolor by Woodstock artist, circa 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly stylized, reminiscent of the work of George Bellows and other masters of the 1920s and 1930s, this watercolor presents a placid view of a riverside park...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paper
$1,760 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
"Bathers", Art Deco Folding Screen in Blue
Green, Sennhauser, Gracie
Sons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vivid example of late Art Deco painting, executed in a pointillist manner, this four-panel screen was created by John Sennhauser, a Swiss-born artist who was active in New York fro...
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1950s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Wood
$12,400 Sale Price
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"Satyr and Nymph, " Gorgeous Art Deco Ballet Scene, Painting on Silk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted in fresh, lovely colors on silk, this depiction of nymph and satyr, clothed in gauzy costumes like a scene from a Ballets Russes production, was painted by Stephe...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Silk
$4,400 Sale Price
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"South Seas Stories", Bold Art Deco Maquette for Jack London Collection, 1920s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly painted in a palette of spring green, jet black and mango, this very strong Art Deco maquette for a book cover was painted in the late 1920s by a promising artist -- Helene Ha...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$2,240 Sale Price
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E. C. Ulnitz, Well Listed Danish Artist. Flower Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in København, Copenhagen
E. C. Ulnitz: well listed Danish artist. Flower painting.
Oil on canvas.
Signed: E. C. Ulnitz 1927.
Measures : 26 cm. x 20 cm. The frame measures 5.5 cm.
In perfect condition.
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1920s Danish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
"Home Front Fox Hole, " Vivid Depiction of American Life During World War II
By Joseph E. Bolden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pulsating with life and color, this depiction of a crowded mom-and-pop store in wartime America, filled with a sailor in full regalia, homemakers and children, grandmothers and worki...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
"Two Nudes and Bowl of Fruit, " Masterful Cubist-Influenced Art Deco Oil Painting
By Jules Schyl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In our opinion, the finest work ever painted by Jules Schyl, one of Sweden's leading Modernists in the 1920s and 1930s, this spectacular piece depicts a female nude in the upper righ...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$14,400 Sale Price
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"Two Female Nudes, " Mid-Century, Finely Detailed Masterpiece, Alexander Cañedo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Author of "How Cañedo Draws the Figure" and one of the acknowledged masters of the nude in the Art Deco and Mid-Century periods, Alexander Cañedo painted this remarkable scene of two female...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
$6,000 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, BRA012C, BRA012D, BRA012E, BRA01...
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20th Century American Art Deco Paintings
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Wood
Antico Dipinto a Olio Art Deco "Danzatrice" Firmato Szantho Maria, Ungheria 1940
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stupendo dipinto eseguito da Szantho Maria negli anni 40,le sue opere sono realistiche e ricche di dettagli e si ispirano all'edonismo dei nudi di Karoly lotz coniugato alla vivacita...
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1940s Hungarian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
"Urania" by Giuseppe Mazzei
Located in Dubai, AE
A large painting by Italian artist Giuseppe Mazzei, depicts muse Urania with her classic attributes – globe, sun sphere, and compass in oak branches. Her d...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Giltwood
$47,921
Art Deco oil painting "Portrait of man with raincoat" signed, France 1934
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Refined oil painting "Portrait of a man with raincoat "executed in France in 1934,the author manages to fully capture the sensual gaze of the protagonist who seems to be watching us ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
$2,747 Sale Price
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"Father and Son, " Glowing Depiction of Sleeping Figures, 1930s, Czech Republic
By Svatopluk Machal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Glowing with tenderness, love and warmth, this depiction of a sleeping father, his arm protectively embracing his baby son, was painted by Svatopluk Machal, a Czech painter, in the 1...
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1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Paintings
"Newark Industrial Exposition", Poster Design Celebrating the American Worker
By Gerrit Beneker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly juxtaposing the silhouette of an factory worker, with his sledgehammer, against the backdrop of an industrial landscape in beautiful hues of purple, lemon yellow and tang...
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1910s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
"Nude and Unicorn, " High Style Art Deco Painting by Matulka, Blue
Black, 1944
By Jan Matulka
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This brilliant example of Art Deco painting by Jan Matulka shows hints of the modern take on Cubism that the artist worked out with Stuart Davis. Matulka was born in Prague and came ...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paper
$6,000 Sale Price
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"African Youth with Gourds and Flowers, " English Art Deco Painting, 1946
By Stuart Maxwell Armfield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant painting executed in vivid colors, this view of an African male youth holding a basket of gourds and an enormous bouquet of calla lilies, day lilies and other tropical bl...
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1940s Great Britain (UK) Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Bräuner, Oil on Canvas Signed and Dated 53
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bräuner, Oil on canvas signed and dated 53.
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1950s European Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Danish still life oil on plate floral painting, signed, early 20th century
Located in Ebberup, DK
This is an original Danish oil on plate still life painting of a feathery floral arrangement in green, purple and white colours, set in a blue bowl. A few (black) berries surrounds t...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Antique Danish early 20th century oil painting of lake by Jacob Jørgensen
Located in Ebberup, DK
Danish original antique oil on canvas painting from 1910 attributed to artist Jacob Jørgensen (1879 - 1948).
The artwork displays a calm lake or ocean with naked trees and two small...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
French Art Deco Mixed-Media painting on Panel by Vanvinckenray
Located in Long Island City, NY
French Art Deco mixed-media painting on panel by Vanvinckenray (School: Beaux-Arts of Brussels).
Provenance: Daughter of the artist.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Jean Pougny, born Iwan Albertovich Puni (1890-1956) "The Ace of Diamonds", 1915
Located in Paris, FR
Iwan Albertovich Puni (Russian: Иван Альбертович Пуни; also known as Jean Pougny; April 3, 1890 – December 28, 1956) was a Russian avant-garde artist (Suprematism, Cubo-Futurism) wh...
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Early 20th Century Russian Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Framed original Painting of Venice Canal by Ranmondo
Located in Birmingham, AL
Gorgeous ,Framed original x large painting of Venice canal in Italy with lots of colorful flowers and building. With wide black and gold fram...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
$1,540 Sale Price
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Tending the Nets a c1930 WPA era watercolor by Sculptor and Painter Albert Wein.
By Albert W. Wein
Located in Southampton, NJ
This painting was exhibited in Albert Wein: An American Modernist, September 17, 2008 - November 29, 2008 at the Boston Atheneum. Curator of the exhibition and Hilles Curator of Pain...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Glass, Oak, Paint, Paper
Art Deco Portrait Painting By Adelaide Lima Cruz, 1944, Feminist Art
By Maria Adelaide Lima Cruz
Located in Lisbon, PT
Portuguese School Love Scene pastel and charcoal by Maria Adelaide Cruz, from 1949.
The artist, known for her early feminist stance, she actively engaged in artistic movements that ...
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20th Century Portuguese Art Deco Paintings
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Glass, Wood, Paper
$2,566 Sale Price
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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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