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Period: Early 20th Century
Hamilton Hamilton Oil on Canvas "Othello and Desdemona"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hamilton Hamilton (American, 1847-1928) A large and impressive oil on canvas "Othello and Desdemona" after the William Shakespeare's play "Othe...
Category

American Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Antique Original Pastel Landscape Painting William Henry Chandler 38"
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa early 20th century pastel landscape painting depicting a lush country landscape cut by a small stream. Signed in lower right, attributed to William Henry Chandler. Beveled wood...
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American Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Glass, Hardwood, Paper

Framed Antique Eastern European Embroidery Fragment , Early 20th Century.
Located in Istanbul, TR
First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame. Early 20th Century. Bulgaria Ready to go on a wall...
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Bulgarian Folk Art Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool

After Harry Roseland African American Oil Painting
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oil on canvas painting. After Harry Roseland, 1867 to 1950, an American genre artist known primarily for paintings centered on poor African-Americans. One of his most popular subjects were his paintings of black women...
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American Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Striking Romantic Large Plaster Wall Sculpture of Apollo
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Striking large plaster 3-D wall sculpture of a neoclassical style head, perhaps of Apollo or other God with handsome chiseled physiognamy.  
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American Neoclassical Vintage Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Plaster

Evocative Japanese Watercolor of a Ceremonial Parade Scene in Giltwood Frame
Located in San Francisco, CA
An interesting Japanese watercolor on paper depicting a ceremonial parade scene, the central figure of a dignitary on horseback led by 2 robed figures bearing a tall standard with th...
Category

Japanese Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint, Paper

"Battle of the Nudes, " Large Art Deco Painting by Wedel, Elton John Collection
By Nils Wedel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fantastic view of a great battle waged by a phalanx of nude male soldiers -- probably a scene from Sweden or France -- was painted by Nils Wedel, an important Swedish painter st...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint

Original Vintage Print by Edmund Dulac, C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image by Edmund Dulac Tipped in plate onto paper Lithograph. Published C.1930 The measurement given is the paper size not the actual coloured printed image. Free ship...
Category

British Moorish Vintage Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Louis Icart "At Carnival" 1920
Located in NANTES, FR
Engraving by Louis Icart from 1920, "At the Carnival" model. In very good condition. The frame is new. Width: 79 cm Height: 59 cm Weight: 4 kg Louis Icart, born November 12, 1888 i...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Italian Antique Wall Mounted King Headboard Carved/Giltwood Upholstered
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved and gilt wall-mounted headboard, with upholstered center, from the early 20th century. This antique wall-plaque from Italy has a trapezium shaped hand carved wood f...
Category

Italian Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

Chinese Advertising Poster, Chinese Batteries c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original Chinese advertising poster with vivid colors for Chinese Batteries. Framed in a brown frame. CREATOR K. K. Printing...
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Chinese Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Paper

Decorative Pair of Antique Rose Prints, Chromolithographs 1914
Located in Langweer, NL
Pair of Antique Chromolithographs of Roses by Parsons & Willmott, 1914 This pair of large folio chromolithographs comes from Ellen Ann Willmott’s 'The Genus Rosa' (1910–1914), with illustrations by Alfred Parsons...
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English Vintage Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Early 20th Century Mexican Foosball Table with Metal Players, circa 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An early 20th c. wooden foosball table top with distressed, painted metal Mexican soccer players, rubber handles and metal "Gebar" branded ashtrays on each end. Original paint...
Category

Mexican Industrial Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Metal

Large 48 Inch Copper Plaque After Alexander the Great Shield
Located in New York, NY
Very large circular plaque after the design featured in the major motion picture, Alexander, measuring 48 inches across and weighing 59 lbs. Cold-cast in copper, it features wonderf...
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Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Copper

Italian Ceramic Wall Shelf White and Blue Early 20th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Blue and white ceramic wall shelf, made in Italian in the early 20th century Ø cm 15 Ø cm 13 h cm 20 Antique ceramic shelves are fascinating objects that combine functionality with...
Category

Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Copper Embossed Tavern Scene Repousse Wall Plaque Charger Platter 24"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique embossed copper repousse wall hanging charger / platter featuring a tavern scene at the center and Neoclassical motif of cherubs / putties, baskets of fruit and Green Man fac...
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Dutch Colonial Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Copper

Original Vintage Medical Print, the Brain, circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of medical interest. Unframed. Published, circa 1900.
Category

English Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Vintage Embroidered Crane Panel, Korean, Silk Cotton, Embroidery, Art Deco, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage embroidered crane panel. A Korean, silk cotton embroidery, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. Charming Art Deco embroidery, rea...
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Korean Art Deco Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Silk

Monumental Oakwood Religious Relief, Sacred Heart of Jesus Saint Margaret Mary
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and marvelous work of religious art. A masterfully carved oakwood relief of striking devotional power, depicting the vision of the Sacred Heart of Jesus appearing to Saint Mar...
Category

European Renaissance Revival Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Oak

Dutch Antique 1910 Art Nouveau / Jugendstil Wall Cabinet in Cherry Wood Brass
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous Dutch antique Art Nouveau wall cabinet from the 1910s. Gorgeous Art nouveau lines in solid wood with high quality brass decorations. (thes...
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Dutch Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Brass

"Outside the Inn" by Heywood Hardy
Located in Wiscasset, ME
An oil on panel signed and dated in the lower left depicting two riders on horseback sharing a drink outside a country inn. The painting measures 17.75" x 21.75" including the frame...
Category

English Victorian Antique Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint

Fence Door Pediment / Wall Decoration in Wrought Iron, Spain 1930s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique spanish door fence pediment / crest in iron, hand forged, Spain, Early 20th century. This eye-catching wall fence was entirely made by hand in forged iron. A master work of t...
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Spanish Gothic Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Antique Oil Painting Three Cavaliers by Frank Moss Bennett 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely antique English oil on panel of 'Three Cavaliers' by Frank Moss Bennett (1874-1953), signed and dated 1929.    The paint is dramatic and depicts three Cavaliers dres...
Category

English Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Lovely Carved Wooden Lady Towel Holder ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Lovely Carved Wooden Lady Towel Holder ca. 1900 A large unique towel rail, hand carved and painted around 1900. The artwork is modeled as a beautiful maid carrying a bar as a towel ...
Category

German Folk Art Antique Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Wood, Paint

Art Nouveau Moriz Jung Cabaret Fledermaus Vienna Enameled Advertising Sign
Located in Vienna, AT
A domed, black & white enameled Art Nouveau advertising sign for Cabaret Fledermaus in Vienna. Artwork by Moriz Jung from the early 1900s, the production date is around the 1960s. Hi...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Iron

Pair Of Rare Art Nouveau Stain Glass Windows With Scrolling Tulip Bud Motif
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Hard to capture the beauty of these rare stained glass Art Nouveau windows. They come alive when let by natural sunlight to display dazzling warm hu...
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English Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Stained Glass

Antique Round Aneroid Wall Barometer
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Round Aneroid Wall Barometer having a lovely carved stained pine case and enamelled dial. Lovely decorative item in good condition.
Category

Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Glass

Fine Art Deco Wall Crucifix Depicting Bronze Corpus Mounted on an Oak Cross 1920
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and meaningful fine work of art. This Christian work of art dates from the 1920s. Over the centuries wall crucifixes have been made in all kinds of sizes and shapes, but the...
Category

European Art Deco Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Bronze

Antique Marquetry Landscape Panel, English, Decorative, Ben Lomond, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique marquetry landscape panel. An English, mahogany, oak and burr walnut decorative scene of Ben Lomond, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Fascinating woode...
Category

British Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Pair of Antique Italian Florentine Giltwood Brackets, circa 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely pair of antique Italian gilded wood and gesso wall brackets shelves, circa 1900. Decorated with lovely scrolls leaves in a beautiful gilt patina, perfect for displaying deco...
Category

Italian Hollywood Regency Antique Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Japanese Framed Woodblock Print of Colorful Samurai Armor
Located in New York, NY
A framed antique Japanese woodblock print with vibrantly colored examples of samurai armor. Five different images and patterns are shown in two rows, with kanji writing. Meiji Era ...
Category

Japanese Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Antique Danish art academy charcoal drawing, bust length portrait, signed
Located in Ebberup, DK
This is an original Danish coal drawing showing a bust-length portrait in three-quarter view, facing slightly to the viewer's right. The portrait is likely drawn after a classical or...
Category

Danish Neoclassical Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Vintage Bathroom Set in Green Marble, Italy Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Bathroom Set is an original design decroative item realized in Italy at Early 20th Century. Marble and Metal. The set includes: 1 Wall Mirror, 2 Wall Lamps, 1 Toothbrush Holder, 1 Towel Holder...
Category

Italian Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Marble, Metal

Pair of Framed Japanese Embroidery Art Portraits
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artistically framed for display in a slight shadow frame with non-reflective pixie glass, these pair of embroidery art panels from Japan are dated circa 1910-1930s, end of Meiji to early Taisho period. This period was the peak of the Japanese oversea expositions, when all things Japonisme took Europe and America by storm and left long-lasting impact on western art and design. The influence, however, was clearly not one-directional; As when Japanese artists, artisans and dealers experienced western art, it in turn inspired and impacted on the aesthetics of the Japanese art made for the western tastes. An interesting crop of art forms quickly emerged with a particular outlook that bridged the east and west, with the fundamental techniques still rooted in Japanese traditions. These rare hyper-realistic embroidered portraits were such an example. They took the essential format of the western portrait that permeated the Victoria and Edwardian Society, but substituted with exotic Japanese subjects and executed in traditional embroidery techniques which had been perfected for centuries by the natives. The two portraits on offer, one an elder man with long white beards and a pair of round spectacles lighting a pipe, and the other a grinning man with a peasant attire, were both set in black background, stimulating an appearance of Classic western oil painting or perhaps even the photograph. The fine stiches were maneuvered into an impressively hyper-realistic imagery that was far removed from the traditional Japanese embroidery...
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Japanese Japonisme Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Silk, Wood

"Nudes in the Surf", Atmospheric Painting with Male Nudes and Horses
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Continuing a tradition going back decades, Josef Pieper painted a series of seaside scenes with multiple nude male figures, riding and leading horses along the shore, their strong bodies...
Category

German Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint

Pair of Indian painting
Located in Miami, FL
The painting is H 5.25 x W 4 Lands cape with female character in a peaceful garden
Category

Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Fives-Lille Majolica Butterfly Wall pocket
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Fives-Lille Majolica wall pocket which features a large trumpet flower on a bed of leaves. A butterfly sits on the flower. Purple ground version. Colouration: purple, green, yellow, ...
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Antique Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Majolica

Oil on Canvas, Orientalist Scene, Signed Louis Saphier
Located in Houston, TX
Oil on canvas, orientalist scene, signed Louis Saphier. This lovely painting was executed around 1920. Louis Saphier was active and lived in both New Yor...
Category

Grand Tour Vintage Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Canvas, Wood

La Belle Ferronnière, French Renaissance Beauty – Handcoloured Engraving, c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
La Belle Ferronnière, French Renaissance Beauty – Handcoloured Engraving, ca. 1900 Fine handcoloured engraving depicting *La Belle Ferronnière*, a celebrated beauty of the French Re...
Category

French Antique Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Vintage Eduard Enzmann Alpine Church Landscape Oil Painting on Board 20"
Located in Dayton, OH
Early to mid 20th century oil on board landscape painting depicting a church steeple in a little Alpine mountain village. Signed Enzmann in lower right. Beveled wood frame. "Eduard ...
Category

Black Forest Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint

Anne Boleyn, Queen of England – Handcoloured Engraving, ca. 1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Anne Boleyn, Queen of England – Handcoloured Engraving, ca. 1900 Elegant handcoloured engraving of Anne Boleyn (c.1501–1536), Queen of England and second wife of King Henry VIII. Sh...
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French Antique Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Antique Medieval Carved Pine Panel of Musical Figures
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An impressive antique early medieval carved pine panel, originating from England's 19th century north country. Dating to circa 1900, this handsome decorative wall hanging is handcar...
Category

English Country Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Wood, Pine

Early 20th century Danish oil painting of countryside farmhouse with hens
Located in Ebberup, DK
This is an antique early 20th century oil on canvas painting with a beautiful farmhouse motive and great painting technique. Small hens are picking seeds outside and the horizon is s...
Category

Danish Romantic Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint

Early 20th Century Oil Painting on Canvas Flower Stil Life Signed
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful flower painting, oil on canvas, dating from circa 1920. The painting is painted with a quick, somewhat coarse touch and a beautiful palette of contrasting colours. The painting shows a beautiful incidence of light and a sense of liveliness. The painting is signed at the bottom right, but the signature is not clearly legible. The artwork is framed behind glass in a wooden gilded frame...
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Belgian Romantic Vintage Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint

19th Century Drawing of Male Nude
Located in Pasadena, CA
Beautifully rendered drawing of male nude. This drawing is most probably French in origin, dating to the late 19th or early 20th century. The drawing...
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French Beaux Arts Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Antique Block Printed Quilt Top, Uzbekistan, Early 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
These quilt tops are supposed to be from Tashkent of Uzbekistan and mostly used for the purpose along with as lining for a group of chapans from the area. This is for sure is a pro...
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Uzbek Folk Art Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Cotton

Impressionist Landscape Painting, Signed Shreve 1923
Located in San Francisco, CA
Impressionistic landscape painting, oil on canvas, mounted in a wood and parcel gilt frame. Signed lower right Shreve, and dated 1923. Possibly Catherine Shock Shreve, (1900-2000). ...
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American Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Canvas

Portrait of Doña Narcisa Barañana de Goicoechea, MET Authorized Copy, oil, 1937
Located in Madrid, ES
Portrait of Doña Narcisa Barañana de Goicoechea, MET Authorized Copy, oil, 1937 Magnificent copy authorized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) of Francisco de Goya's origi...
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Spanish Spanish Colonial Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint

Pair of Large Moroccan Inlaid Wall Shelves or Brackets
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable Moroccan wall shelves handcrafted in mahogany featuring parapet tops, architectural nooks, finials, balustrades, stick and ba...
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Moroccan Moorish Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany

Original Vintage Print by Edmund Dulac, C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image by Edmund Dulac Tipped in plate onto paper Lithograph. Published C.1930 The measurement given is the paper size not the actual coloured printed image. The white...
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British Moorish Vintage Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Gorgeous oil painting by Lucie Bayard
Located in Evanston, IL
Lucia Bayard was an American artist active in the early 20th century. Known for her evocative landscapes and still-life compositions, she studied under George Luke and Robert Henr...
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French Expressionist Antique Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Wood

Vintage Judaica Tapestry, "Rachel Imenu" 10 Commandments, Stars of David, 1930
Located in Lomita, CA
This vintage Judaica tapestry has a bit of Hollywood history. It was framed and sold on Melrose avenue during the 1960s by the actress who played the ...
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Israeli Other Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Fabric

Early 20th century still life oil painting with motive of flowers in vase
Located in Ebberup, DK
This is an original antique oil on canvas still life flower painting estimated to be from the 1920s Denmark It is unsigned and framed in a beautiful gold painted wooden frame. The ...
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Danish Art Deco Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint

Swedish Waterfowl Prints, circa 1929
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a set of four framed Swedish waterfowl prints, there dated 1929. Printed by Finpappersbrukens Forsalfnings AB. in Stockholm, Sweden.          
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Swedish Adirondack Vintage Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Monumental Early 20th-C. Italian Carved Wood Neo-Classical Style Wall Plaque
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I love this piece! It is an early Italian carved wood wall plaque done in Grand Tour styling. It depicts a male bust on a yellow background. It is unsigned. It is chippy all over but...
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Italian Neoclassical Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Bronze Relief with nude women motiv original patina around 1920
Located in Wien, AT
Bronze Relief with nude women motiv original patina around 1920 Original Patina Original condition
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Bronze

Rare Antique Butterfly Prints – Javanese Species, Set of Three Plates, 1908
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Javanese Butterflies – Three Antique Chromolithograph Plates, Java 1908–1910 This set of three striking chromolithograph plates features Javanese butterflies in vivid natural...
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Dutch Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

"Pegasus and Bellerophon", Lovely, Belle Epoch Gilded Bas Relief Panel by Geler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This lovely depiction of Bellerophon and Pegasus, the nude God holding the head of the winged horse, beautifully captures a Classic Greek mythological scene in sculpted bas relief. T...
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American Belle Époque Vintage Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Plaster

Fernand Maissen Oil on Panel Painting Depicting a Setter Hunting a River Mallard
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French oil on panel painting by Fernand Maissen from the early 20th century, depicting a sporting dog hunting a duck. Created in the early years of the 20th century by French artist Fernand Maissen, this horizontal oil on panel painting depicts a hunting scene. An English setter, coming from the right side of the composition, is hunting a river mallard rising from the waters. The high grass on the right, from which the dog is emerging, is perfectly contrasted by the horizontal strokes used to depict the water on the left. The artist further accentuates the contrast by juxtaposing warm and cold colors. Born in 1873, Maissen was an animal painter who was a student of Jules Lefebvre...
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French Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paint, Giltwood

Museum Quality Bronze of Christ Wall Plaque Sculpture "Jesus Carrying the Cross"
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunningly powerful and meaningful work of religious art. With works of religious art being one of our specialties, over the decades we have sold quite a few special antiques in this field. With this bronze antique the artist clearly shows us a fragment out of one of the most famous scenes that took place in the history of mankind. Christ has already been beaten, mocked, given a wreath of thorns and having to carry the enormous cross. As you can see the quality of the details and the workmanship is excellent, but the scene and its meaning ofcourse is even more impressive. Please notice how particularly the facial features reveil the peaceful state of being that lies underneath the exterior of this Christ sculpture...
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European Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Wall Decorations

Materials

Bronze

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