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
Original Emile Aubry Art Deco Painting "La Voix De Pan", Groupe Symbolique
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Emile Aubry, France, 1932 documentation, comparable with a similar work - catalogue "Salon des Independents" Paris from 1932 Muse´e des Beaux-Arts, Pau, Be´arn, Pyre´ne´es-Atlantique...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Acrylic, Plywood
Painting of a woman in a hat by Hugó Scheiber, oil on Isorel board, 1930s
By Hugó Scheiber
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A particularly atmospheric painting of a woman with a hat, in oil on Isorel board. Date estimated around 1930. Signed H. Scheiber. It's quite a large painting and it has the charact...
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1930s German Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Other
1920s Painting on Wood Poppy Bouquet in Vase in Art Deco Passe Partout Frame
Located in Lisse, NL
1960s pair of sconces made of chrome white a large blown glass globe.
Each sconce is compose by a large chrome cylinder extended by a smaller chrome cylinder which contains the bulb...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Paintings
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Wood
Painting of Notre Dame Cathedral by Henri le Riche
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful original watercolor painting depicting Notre Dame Cathedral and the Seine in Paris, France. Painted by Henri Le Riche.
Hand signed on the bottom left, pencil drawing o...
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20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Wood, Paint
20th Century French Oil Painting of a Longchamp Horse Racing by Eugène Pechaubes
By Eugene Pechaubes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A green-brown, vintage Art Deco French oil on canvas painting of a slightly cloudy, sunny day at the Longchamp horse racing track, painted by Eugène Pechaubes in the original wooden ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
"Arms Raised", Striking Portrait of Nude Male Youth by Jarl, Denmark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking combination of realism and abstraction, this portrait of a nude male youth with his arms behind his neck -- Stanley Christensen -- is beautifully expressed in tones of cha...
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1920s Danish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Pair of Art Deco Period Erotic Drawings / Watercolours by Umberto Brunelleschi
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A few beautiful works of art by the Italian artist Umberto Brunelleschi. They are female nudes, slightly erotic in appearance with a beautiful display of transparent fabrics.
Dimensions frame: 25,5 x 20 cm
Dimensions paper: 23,5 x 18 cm
Umberto Brunelleschi (21 June 1879 - 16 February 1949) was an Italian artist. He was born in Montemurlo, Italy, studied at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Florence and moved to Paris in 1900 where he soon established himself as a printer, book illustrator, set and costume designer. He worked for Le Rire as a caricaturist and was a contributor to many of the deluxe French fashion publications including Journal des Dames et Des Modes, La Vie Parisienne...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Paintings
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Wood, Paper
Vintage Border Collie Dog, oil painting on mahogany board, signed H. Ed. Capel
Located in Centennial, CO
An absolutely beautiful vintage oil painting on mahogany panel of three black and white dogs, perhaps Border Collies. The painting is skillfully painted and signed by H. Ed. Capel. T...
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1940s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Mahogany, Paint
Very Large 19th Century French Seascape Oil Painting by Alfred Couturaud
Located in Miami, FL
A fine original seascape painting in its original hand carved gilt wood frame.
This large work of art is painted on canvas and has recently been cleaned to display its delightful det...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Early 20th Century Impressionistic Oil Painting Flowers, Mécislas de Rakowski
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful painting by the Polish-Belgian artist Mécislas de Rakowski.
The painting shows a flower still life in a Chinese vase. Beautiful display of delicate white flowers against a...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Wood, Paint
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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Wood, Canvas
"Pipe Fitters", 1951 Paean to the Working Man by Gere, Wisconsin Painter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although this painting dates to 1951, a few years after the Works Progress Administration (WPA) period ended in the 1940s, this tight composition of two pipe fitters doing their work in a cramped space is very much akin to America's Depression-era murals that celebrated the American worker. The painter was Byron Gere...
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1950s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Promise of Hope", Art Deco Painting with Male Nude and Dove, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in a lovely, colorful palette and full of hope and symbolism, this painting by Jocke Åkerblom depicts a standing male nude figure looking into the distance, the sky swathed i...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Five Olympic Rowers", Monumental 1930s Painting of Nude Male Oarsmen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most stunning and monumental depictions of male nude figures -- and male athletes -- ever accomplished in the Modern era, this large painting shows five nude rowers, relaxed and conversational, as they hold their oars and await the next round of competition. The figures are shown with flushed, ruddy complexions, contrasting with the fresh green of the grass and trees surrounding them. The artist, James Stroudley, presents his rowers as consummate modern British men...
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Loading the Wagon", Important Regional Scene Ptg, Thomas Hart Benton Colleague
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic example of American Scene painting, depicting a group of four laborers loading the harvest onto a wagon amidst the fields, has the energy and dynamic of Thomas Hart Bent...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"The Golden Hour, " Monumental Painting with Utopian Scene, Multiple Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Monumental and quite extraordinary, this utopian scene -- all cast in a lovely, warm glow -- depicts a wide range of nude figures, mostly male, in a grassy river valley between mount...
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1920s British Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Standing Model", Male Nude Painting in Blue by Åkerblom, Oil on Canvas, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly painted in an expressionist palette that calls to mind the work of Edvard Munch and other Nordic painters who were in the artistic vanguard of the 20th century, this depiction...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"New Mexico River Valley, " 1920s Painting, Black, Green & Blue, Attr. Applegate
By Frank Applegate 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This superbly painted view of the mountains framing a river valley in northern New Mexico is attributed to Frank Guy Applegate, who lived and worked in the state during the 1920s, and is known for his watercolors -- such as this -- that present strong, abstracted views of the local landscapes, all in vivid colors and bold strokes of paint. Applegate was considered one of the New Mexico Modernists, and was accompanied on some of his painting forays by B.J.O. Nordfeldt, Andrew Dasburg and Josef Bakos. Applegate also had enormous respect for the culture and artistry of the native people, and encouraged a revival of the Pueblo style...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Portrait of a Young Jockey", Vivid, Superb Portrait Painting by Peter Hurd
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps the finest portrait we have ever offered, this depiction of a young jockey in 1941, his complexion warm and glowing and his blue eyes echoing the color of his shirt, was pain...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Flamenco Dancer, " Brilliant Art Deco-Cubist Oil Painting by Schyl, 1920s
By Jules Schyl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant example of Cubist-influenced Art Deco painting, this view of a young flamenco dancer, with a wide-brimmed hat and roses on her hair, was painted by Jules Schyl, one of Sw...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Albert Claes-Thobois (Belgian 1883-1945) Oil on Canvas "Atelier Cubisant"
Located in San Francisco, CA
An evocative oil on canvas in the Art Deco style depicting a view from a window, signed and dated 1929 in the lower center of the picture. Claes-Thobois was born in 1883 and studied ...
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1920s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Paint
"Black Figure in Yellow Room, " 1930s Portrait by Student of Thomas Hart Benton
By Trew Hocker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly conceived and executed by Trew Hocker, an important muralist who was strongly influenced by Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood, this portrait of a young African American m...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Spring, " Important 1920s Painting Evoking Stravinsky Ballet & Polish Folk Dress
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by one of America's great Modernist artists -- Salcia Bahnc -- in 1925, and evoking Igor Stravinksy's "Rite of Spring" ballet and the native folk costume of Poland, where the artist grew up, this large and important piece depicts 10 figures in brilliantly-hued dress, some in dance poses that suggest the choreography and costumes of Vaslav Nijinsky and Nicholas Roerich...
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1920s Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Aloha, The Universal Word, " Art Deco Study for Hawaiian Mural Series by Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare and important, this painting by Eugene Savage served as the preparatory study for one of six monumental Art Deco murals commissioned by the Matson Shipping company in ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Antique Danish early 20th century maritime oil painting by Viggo Helsted
Located in Ebberup, DK
Danish original antique oil on canvas maritime painting from 1907 by artist Viggo Helsted (1861-1926) with motive of sailboat and steamboat on the ocean.
Viggo Helsted was a renowne...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"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...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Naval Ship Combat Painting Framed Rudolf Claudus 1922
By Rudolf Claudus
Located in Sacile, PN
Rudolf Claudus is one of the most important European naval artist.
Born in 1893 in Austria, since his childhood cultivates a passion for visual art and the sea. At the end of the Fi...
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
"Archer with Geese", Exceptional Art Deco Painting with Male Nude, Pierced Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this high style Art Deco painting depicts a nude male archer with his bow stretched and his arrow aiming toward a flock of geese overhead. In the background is a ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
1930s Futurist Watercolor of a Motorbike Race by Italian Artist Aris Bacci
Located in London, GB
A 1930s futurist watercolor painting of a motorbike race by Italian futurist artist Aris Bacci. Mounted in original geometric cream mottled frame, with stun...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Wood, Paper
"Seven Deadly Sins", Fabulous Art Deco Mural Study by Eugene Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A companion painting to another piece in our gallery, this painting -- "Truth and the Seven Deadly Sins" -- served as a study by Eugene Savage for a major mosaic proposed for the new...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Plowing in Carthage, " Tunisian Landscape with Roman Columns in Blue & Brick Red
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly atmospheric and richly colored, this 1929 vintage landscape by a Swedish painter depicts layers of history and tradition, from the man in traditional Arab garb plowing the fie...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"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
Original Watercolor by Jean Boris Lacroix, France, Art Déco, circa 1930
Located in La xara, VC
The circa 1930 original watercolor by Jean Boris Lacroix, titled "Composition abstraite ," stands as a testament to the artist's mastery of color, form, and expression. Signed in the...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paper
"Floating Man, " Important Art Deco Painting with Nude Male by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Dunbar Beck, one of America's most accomplished and successful muralists, this painting of a half-nude man floating over a succession of dancing couples below was one of a...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paper, Paint
Important Louis Icart Hand Colored Lithograph COA
By Louis Icart
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
Art Deco pastel painting "Nude of a Woman" signed Fried Pal, 1930s
By Pal Fried
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stupendous pastel painting designed by Fried Pal in the 1930s,the theme of the nude in the Art Deco period was of important relevance,the author in this painting demonstrates great s...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Glass, Wood, Paper
Blue Harlequin in the Manner of Picasso Painting
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage painting on Masonite of a blue harlequin, in homage to Pablo Picasso, is a beautifully framed art piece. The soft palette and antique frame are truly breathtaking. This ...
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1960s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Acrylic, Wood, Masonite
"Cocktail Party", Sophisticated Art Deco Painting by Patterson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sophisticated view of a 1920s cocktail party -- probably taking place on the upper levels of an Art Deco tower in New York or Chicago -- was painted by Robert Patterson, one of ...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Vintage original painting of European sea front city
Located in Birmingham, AL
Stunning oil painting on canvas of a European waterfront buildings. It look like a strip in the French Rivera. Framed with ornate wide gold frame. It had fresh air color and calm fe...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Early 20th Century Swedish Oil Painting of an Officer in Blue
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
A striking painting of Erik af Sillén. Erik af Sillén (1895–1977) was a Swedish nobleman and military officer who held various distinguished positions throughout his career. He serve...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Paint
Late 20th century framed oil on board portrait of a young woman
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a late 20th century oil on board portrait of a young woman. This art deco inspired stylish portrait has beautiful deep tones of olive, Amber and gold. The handmade Italian fr...
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1980s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"St. Sebastian in Gold and Coral", Striking Art Deco Painting by Remy, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vivid and striking example of Art Deco painting, this depiction of St. Sebastian in tones of gold and pink-papaya shows the figure with a rich, brown complexion, wounded with four ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Frieze of Nude Male Figures, " Art Deco Scene of Bathers and Workers, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Drenched in rich color and somehow both modern and classical, this scene of nude male figures is presented as a frieze of men along a horizontal plane -- as if they are peopling a mu...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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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
French Oil Panting on Canvas of Horse Race Scene By Emilio Grau Sala
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions (Frame) - H: 17 1/4in W: 24 3/4in D: 2 3/4in
Dimensions (Painting) - H: 10 1/4in W: 17 3/4in
This French Oil Panting on Canvas of Horse Scene By Emile Grau Sala...
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20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
"Dancing Angel", Classic 1940s Tempera Painting with Nude Male Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Reminiscent of the work of Jared French in its material (tempera), its color palette and its approach to the male figure, this lovely depiction of two dancing angels, one in the fore...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Nude Male Bathers, " 1930s Watercolor Painting of Nude Figures, Blue & Tan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Strikingly and vividly painted in watery tones of blue, green, tan and rose, this watercolor painting by Jean Paul Slusser depicts three nude male bathers...
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1930s North American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Late 20th century framed oil on board portrait of a young woman.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a late 20th century oil on board portrait of young woman. This art deco inspired stylish portrait has beautiful deep tones of olive amber and gold. This handmade Italian fram...
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1980s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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"Standing Male Model from Behind, " Beautiful Male Nude, Three-Quarters Size
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully and sensitively painted, this view of a young, nude male model, facing away from the viewer, places him in an artist's studio or atelier, with painters and their easels v...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
Selection of Three WPA Era Paintings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of Three WPA Era Paintings, American, circa 1930s-1950s.
From left to right, they are:
1) Brick mason oil painting, American, circa 1930s. It ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
"St. George and the Dragon", Fabulous Art Deco Painting by Manne Östlund, 1934
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most fanciful and dramatic depictions of the St. George and the Dragon story we have ever seen, this painting by Manne Östlund shows a shirtless, modern St. George slaying...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Miçao Kono - "Woman with Cat" (1934) - Huile sur toile
By Micao Kono
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Miçao Kono - "Woman with Cat" (1934)
Type : Huile sur toile
Signature : Signée et datée 1934 en bas à gauche et au dos de l’œuvre
Encadrement : Exceptionnel cadre Art Déco en marqu...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Paintings
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Paintings Of Flowers, Art Deco, Anemones and Daisies, Oil On Canvas, Early 20th Century.
Located in Breganze, VI
The category Antique Paintings Of Flowers, features a beautiful Oil Painting On Canvas, from the early twentieth century.
This is a pleasant still life with flowers, depicting a bou...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
"Lost in Thought", Large Painting of Young Man and Bathers, Felix Meseck, 1938
By Felix Meseck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Centered around a young man in a blue swimsuit who is lost in thought, looking into the distance, this atmospheric painting shows a group of swimmers enjoying a lovely summer day. T...
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1930s German Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Pair of Tiger and Lion Art Deco Framed Paintings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of tiger and lion Art Deco framed paintings. Oil on panel. Beautiful carved wood frames.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Hardwood, Paint
1930s Italian Signed Still Life Painting
By Sestilio Piccari
Located in Roma, IT
1930s Italian Signed Still Life Painting
Still life with cactus
Oil on canvas signed Piccari.
On the back the artist's address Via Maddalena 2 Rom...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
XL 1970's Vintage Art Deco Style Oil Painting on Board " Diana the Huntress"
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Large 1970's Art Deco Style Oil Painting on Board of "Diana The Huntress". It is hard to find a vintage oil painting of the art deco era. This is a beauty! Really fine condition.
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1970s North American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Wood
Art Deco Tropical Oil Painting, Ruben Kupur
Located in Riverdale, NY
Large Rare Vintage 1940’s Artist Ruben Kupur Oil painting of Art Deco Tropical scene with herons within a scene of lush tropical orchids.
Ruben Kupur was born In the Russian Federation...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Wood, Paint
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.