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Prospector firing Rifle ( Happiness is a Warm Gun ) Gay Art
By Robert Riggs
Located in Miami, FL
Tempera mixed with gum arabic and alcohol on Renaissance Panel Robert Riggs was a gay man. Being
Category

1940s Academic Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Tempera

Nude Man In Bathing Suit, Male Nude in Speedo, Gay Art, Sex appeal
Located in Miami, FL
violinists. Her father, also a lawyer and art dealer, ran Schacht Galleries on 23 East 64 Street, Manhattan
Category

1930s Naturalistic Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Miss Maude Hunters Cabin, Pop Art Watercolor by Gay Kabbash
By Gay Kabbash
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gay Kabbash, American Title: Miss Maude Year: 1988 Medium: Watercolor on Paper, signed
Category

1980s Pop Art Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Watercolor

Gay - Mid 20th Century Watercolour, Still Life of Roses in Jug
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour painting, depicting a still life of roses in a jug. Signed to the lower left-hand corner. Well-presented in a wash line card mount and in a speckled frame with...
Category

20th Century Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Watercolor

Potter, oil on canvas, Pueblo Indian Potter Gay Betts, American Indian
By Grace (Gay) Betts
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Potter, oil on canvas, Pueblo Indian Potter Gay Betts Born and raised in New York City, Grace (Gay
Category

1960s Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Drummer, by Gay Betts Native American Drummer, oil on canvas painting
By Grace (Gay) Betts
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Born and raised in New York City, Grace (Gay) Betts (1883-1978) became a peripatetic painter of
Category

1960s Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Flowers - Mid 20th Century Watercolour by Arthur Wilson Gay - British Still Life
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Arthur Wilson Gay 1901–1958 Artist and portrait painter of whose early training nothing is as yet
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Watercolor

Carnival Abstract Expressionist Composition
By Allie William Skelton
Located in Soquel, CA
(American, 1942-1986) was a painter and sculptor active in San Francisco who was involved in the gay art
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Modernist Blue Nude in Profile - Figurative Abstract
By Allie William Skelton
Located in Soquel, CA
involved in the gay art scene of the 1960s and 1970s. Galleries and Shows: Invited Artist - 30th Annual
Category

1970s Expressionist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Couple Dancing at Sunset - Bay Area Figurative School
By Allie William Skelton
Located in Soquel, CA
Francisco who was involved in the gay art scene of the 1960s and 1970s. Galleries and Shows: Invited
Category

1970s Expressionist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Oil, Linen

Modernist Rolling Hills Countryside Landscape
By Allie William Skelton
Located in Soquel, CA
Francisco who was involved in the gay art scene of the 1960s and 1970s. Galleries and Shows: Invited
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Expressionist Red Floral Still Life
By Allie William Skelton
Located in Soquel, CA
in the gay art scene of the 1960s and 1970s. "Transition" Bronze sculpture, 1984, on permanent
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tower Bridge, London - Abstracted Urban Landscape
By Allie William Skelton
Located in Soquel, CA
in the gay art scene of the 1960s and 1970s. Galleries and Shows: Invited Artist - 30th Annual San
Category

1970s Expressionist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Pencil

Gay Parisians
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 17 3/8"H x 23 1/2"W Frame Sz: 24"H x 30"W Stylish original watercolour with gouache
Category

20th Century Other Art Style Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Gouache, Watercolor

Gay Parisians
Gay Parisians
H 24 in W 30 in
Gay Sexuality
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The lithograph titled "Gay Sexuality" by Kees Ruyter, measuring 33 x 23.25 inches, explicitly
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Screen

Gay Sexuality
H 33 in W 23.25 in D 0.1 in
Gay Pride Parade
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
physical work of art described herein, and that this transfer of ownership of the physical work of art does
Category

1980s Pop Art Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Photograph of Gay Talese
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Gay Talese is a former journalist for The New York Times and Esquire magazine who helped define
Category

1980s Pop Art Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Muscular Gay Men Mardi Gras - Daring Interracial Love Mid-Century - Gay Interest
Located in Miami, FL
glamorize gay life and even more prohibited to show interracial love. This work by Dan Atkinson combines
Category

1940s Contemporary Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Masonite

Tribesmen with Headdresses - Gay Artist
By Robert Riggs
Located in Miami, FL
"Riggs openly identified as gay to his friends in the Philadelphia art community, but did not
Category

1940s American Realist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Tempera

1982 Gay Olympic Games
By Rob Anderson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
an injunction that stopped the use of the word Olympic in any materials for the first Gay Games
Category

1980s Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Screen

1993 'Gay Flag' USA Serigraph print
By Ross Bleckner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
forms. "Gay Flag" is a testament to Bleckner's ability to convey powerful messages through his art
Category

1990s Pop Art Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Screen

Photograph of a Gay Couple
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Projects. Image rights: The purchaser is acquiring ownership rights only of the physical work of art
Category

1980s Pop Art Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Three Young Men California WPA Figurative Modern Art Gay American Scene 1930s
By Boris Deutsch
Located in New York, NY
Three Young Men California WPA Figurative Modern Art Gay American Scene 1930s An artist on the
Category

1930s American Realist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Fred Astaire: The Gay Divorcee
By Ernest Bachrach
Located in Austin, TX
. This black and white portrait features the star posed in formal attire for his role in "Gay Divorcee
Category

1930s Contemporary Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Rare Gay Olympic Games Poster c.1982
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original rare Gay Olympic Games poster with "olympic" in the title. Unframed
Category

Late 20th Century American Sporting Art Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Paper

Rare Gay Olympic Games Poster c.1982
Rare Gay Olympic Games Poster c.1982
H 22 in W 14 in D 0.25 in
The First Gay Liberation March, NYC, 1970.
Located in New York, NY
gay liberation march across the street from Stonewall which was held on the one year anniversary of
Category

1970s Pop Art Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Cape Cod Sunset" - Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Gallery, Provincetown, MA “Treasures of Gay Art,” Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation, New York, NY 2008
Category

1990s American Impressionist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Sandbar Trilogy - gay beach, figurative acrylic on canvas
By Charles Pachter
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Sandbar Trilogy is a brilliantly colorful pop art painting, an ode to the popular gay beach scene
Category

1990s Contemporary Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic

Pecos Vista
By Gay Faulkenberry
Located in New York, NY
Gay Faulkenberry, Pecos Vista, Landscape Impressionist Oil Painting, Unframed: 13.25 x 10.25
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Oil

Richard T. Titlebaum "Cristina" Abstract Figural Mixed Media
By Richard T. Titlebaum
Located in Skokie, IL
collection of the Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation in New York City, Liberty University and the Miami City
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Glass, Wood

Undergarment Model (1970s Gay Bathhouse Jockstrap Ad)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
reproduction or digital copy. Ad depicts a locker room of what is clearly a gay bathhouse. The intended
Category

1970s Realist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Offset

Arne Charles BESSER 1970s American Realist Gay Interest Male Nude
Located in New York, NY
Arne Charles Besser (1935-2012) was a Mid-Century Gay American Realist Painter whose work showed in
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Oil

3 Carved Wood Plaques Outsider Modern Mid 20th Century Latin Gay LGBT Beefcake
Located in New York, NY
3 Carved Wood Plaques Outsider Modern Mid 20th Century Latin Gay Male LGBT Beefcake Each plaque is
Category

20th Century Outsider Art Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Wood

Tennessee Williams Vintage Mid 20th Century Broadway Theatre Gay Contemporary
By Roddy McDowall 1
Located in New York, NY
Tennessee Williams Vintage Mid 20th Century Broadway Theatre Gay Contemporary Roddy McDowall
Category

1970s American Realist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Keith Haring Gay/Lesbian Pride Day New York, 1986 (vintage Haring announcement)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Gay Pride New York 1986: Keith Haring illustrated folding-invitation for Gay/Lesbian
Category

1980s Pop Art Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Street Costumes, Gay Nineties Fashion - Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
about turn of the century women's fashion. "Costume Design of the Gay Nineties" The House of Little
Category

1930s Academic Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Board

HAVANA Cuba Mid Century Surreal Male Nude Graphic Painting, Gay Interest
Located in New York, NY
Arts Council award. (Cintas for art, 1983-84)
Category

1980s Surrealist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Acrylic, Graphite

Series of Four Portraits from a New York City Gay Underground Club
By Damien Smith
Located in London, GB
Smith (born 1969). This unique series depicts four characters in a New York City erotic gay bar circa
Category

1990s Contemporary Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Victorious Nude Man on Naked Road in New Mexico - Gay Interest Surrealism
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
light- refer to the still image for color. This archival color photograph by fine art photographer
Category

1970s Surrealist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Nude Man Spouting in the Desert - Gay Interest- Born from Mother Earth
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
, unframed, Printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper. Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color
Category

1970s Surrealist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Hungry Wolves Hunt a Women Up a Tree at Night - Gay Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Trailblazing Gay Female illustrator of the Golden Age Ida Waugh paints and powerful narrative of a
Category

1980s American Realist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Buffalo, NY Steel Mill American Scene Modernism WPA Era Industrial 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Brook, Henry Varnum Poor and Charles Cutler. Gay was a teacher and art department head at MacMurray
Category

1930s American Modern Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Cher Icon Gay Diva Superstar Oscar Grammy Contemporary Goddess of Pop Music
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Cher Icon Gay Diva Superstar Oscar Grammy Contemporary Godess of Pop Music Al Hirschfeld (1903
Category

1980s Performance Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Judy Garland" Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
"Judy Garland" Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho Judy - All Star
Category

1970s Performance Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Lithograph

John Lear Male Nude American Modernist Watercolor Landscape Gay Male Nude
Located in New York, NY
in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Woodmere Art Museum, the Detroit Institute
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Graphite

Mid Century Modern Farmhouse Landscape in Watercolor and Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Robin Gay McCline (American, 1928-2008). A line of trees and buildings runs across the center of the
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Bette Midler Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Bette Midler Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho Al Hirschfeld (1903
Category

1980s Performance Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Ink, Board

"Judy Garland" Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
"Judy Garland" Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho Al Hirschfeld
Category

1970s Performance Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Ink, Board

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII. 18 x 24 inches
Category

1940s American Realist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Vintage 1950s Original Male Physique Photograph by Bruce of Los Angeles
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
, beautifully framed in classic black. Bio: An icon of gay art and one of the most famous names in physique
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Paper

Andy Warhol Record Cover Art 1982
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Centre Pompidou, among other institutions. Related Categories Gay interest. Andy Warhol record art
Category

1980s Pop Art Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Offset

Rare 1980s Keith Haring record art (vintage Keith Haring)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
. Keith Haring prints. Graffiti art. Pop art. Keith Haring posters. Pop Art. Keith Haring Gay & Lesbian.
Category

1980s Pop Art Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Untitled (Blue), Alchemy Series, Vintage Cibachrome Print
By Lyle Ashton Harris
Located in Surfside, FL
) (NOT) GAY ART NOW, Curated by Jack Pierson, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY 2005 Male Desire Two
Category

20th Century Contemporary Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Untitled (Candles), 1998, rare cibachrome proof print
By Lyle Ashton Harris
Located in Surfside, FL
(catalogue) (NOT) GAY ART NOW, Curated by Jack Pierson, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY 2005 Male Desire
Category

1990s Contemporary Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Color

Rare Andy Warhol Record Cover Art
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
other institutions. Related Categories Gay interest. Warhol record art. Warhol vinyl record album.
Category

1980s Contemporary Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Offset

Untitled (Procession), 1998, rare cibachrome proof print
By Lyle Ashton Harris
Located in Surfside, FL
(catalogue) (NOT) GAY ART NOW, Curated by Jack Pierson, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY 2005 Male Desire
Category

1990s Gay Vintage Art

Materials

C Print

Oriental Vintage Orange Glass Vases with Gold Asian Pagodas Gay Fad Design
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage midcentury Oriental Orange Vases Set of 2 with Gold Asian Design. Gay Fad style hand
Category

Mid-20th Century American Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Art Glass

"Love in the Woods, " Rare View of Bucolic, Gay Outing with Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
influenced by Cubism, and was comfortable with gay and lesbian artists in Paris, which would explain this
Category

1930s French Art Deco Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Paper

Large Jack Balas Contemporary Modernist Horse Enamel & Oil Painting Western Art
By Jack Balas
Located in Surfside, FL
. - Leslie Lohman Museum of Gay & Lesbian Art, New York City, New York. - Northern Illinois University
Category

1990s American Realist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Enamel

Portrait of a Young Man
By Gilbert Lewis
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
quality.” 2008 Peter Weiermair, editor, Treasures of Gay Art from the Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation
Category

1990s Realist Gay Vintage Art

Materials

Gouache

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Find the exact piece of gay vintage art you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find Pop Art examples as well as a Impressionist version. Finding the perfect item from our selection of gay vintage art may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. When looking for the right choice in our collection of gay vintage art for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, black, brown and white. Finding an appealing object in our assortment of gay vintage art — no matter the origin — is easy, but Stephen Goldblatt, Jack Mitchell, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Grace (Gay) Betts each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, paper and fabric can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Gay Vintage Art?

The average selling price for a piece of gay vintage art we offer is $2,000, while they’re typically $356 on the low end and $143,750 for the highest priced.
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