"Labor Dulcis, " Important Painting by Muralist Milton Bancroft
By Milton Bancroft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
No doubt painted in preparation for a mural, the text in Latin – translated as “Work is Sweet and Conquers All” – would have been a noble sentiment for a public space at the time. T...
Canvas
$32,000
H 29.5 in W 38.25 in
Workers in the Field Oil Painting on Canvas, Mid-20th Century, Framed
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Emil Lindenfeld's painting, Workers in the Field, captures a scene of rural labor, highlighting the strength and resilience of women. In the artwork, a group of women is shown liftin...
Canvas, Oil
$2,450
H 19.1 in W 15.95 in D 0.79 in
French Mid-20th Century Social Realist Oil Painting of Construction Workers
Located in COLMAR, FR
This compelling mid-20th century French oil painting depicting construction workers embodies the spirit of European Socialist Realism, celebrating collective labor, rebuilding, and t...
Paint
Copy of Building of Railroad Painting, Antique Wall Art, 36x46 Inches
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a painting by Thomas Hart Benton "Building of Railroad"
Paint
$22,500
H 31 in W 21.75 in D 1.5 in
"Industry and Agriculture", Allegorical Art Deco Fresco, 1934 Chicago Art Inst.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This superb example of WPA-period allegorical painting by Edwin Boyd Johnson is both classic and highly unusual. Unlike most WPA paintings and studies, which are oil on canvas or go...
Paint
$9,500
H 33 in W 13.5 in D 0.1 in
"Children of the Crucible", Striking Art Deco Mural by Beck, T. Roosevelt quote
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This important and very rare mural study, executed in oil on canvas, was painted by Dunbar Beck in the 1930s, evidently for a project that was never completed. The painting depicts i...
Paint
"Labor", Handsome WPA-Era Painting with Nudes by Muralist Lichtenauer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Because Joseph Mortimer Lichtenauer is best known for his public murals, it's not surprising that this easel painting -- with its frieze-like array of nude and Classically dressed fi...
Paint
"The Return of Timothy Pickering, " WPA Mural Study Painting, 1939
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of atmosphere, rich color and drama, this mural study by Dunbar Beck was executed in preparation for his lobby painting at the US Post Office in Danvers, Massachusetts. Until it...
Gouache
$14,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 78 in D 1 in
"Story of Pennsylvania", Large Art Deco Masterpiece for Finance Bldg, PA Capitol
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and remarkable masterpiece from the heyday of Art Deco mural painting, this colorful and detailed study was made by Eugene Savage in preparation for an enormous ceiling mural...
Paint
$2,750
H 31 in W 46 in D 1.5 in
Framed Untitled Oil/ Canvas (Shipyard Workers) Courtney Charles Allen, 1896-1969
Located in San Francisco, CA
This untitiled oil painting is thought to have been painted either before of after WWII, is an excellent example the painter's work at this time. Courtney Charles Allen (1896 - 1969...
Canvas, Wood
$7,500
H 28 in W 35 in D 1.75 in
"Utopian Motif, " Lovely Art Deco Painting with Frieze of Agrarian Labors, 1946
By John Ramsey Conner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lovely and ethereal, reminiscent of the pale, ideal compositions of Puvis de Chavannes in France and America, this utopian vista depicts a series of figures gathering fruit and grain...
Paint
$7,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.25 in W 28.75 in D 1 in
"The History of Los Angeles", Important Art Deco Mural Study w/ Major Landmarks
By Alexander Rosenfeld
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A late entry in America's string of public murals painted in the 1930s, 40s and 50s telling the story of various towns and regions, this 1962 Art Deco study by Alexander Rosenfeld pr...
Paint
$25,000
H 8 in W 10.5 in D 0.1 in
"Calvarymen Crossing", Important Study for Landmark WPA Mural by Jared French
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This highly important study -- entitled "Calvarymen Crossing a River" -- was made for the 1939 WPA mural by Jared French installed in the main Richmond post office, one of his first ...
Paint
$8,500
H 21.5 in W 19 in D 1.75 in
"Golden Fields, " Allegorical Mural Study with Laborer Embracing Wheat Sheaf
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by one of America's most important mural painters in the 1930s, this allegorical celebration of American agriculture was made by Edwin Boyd Johnson for a larger work that may...
Paint
$25,000
H 27 in W 60 in
Industrial Mural Study, Veterans Memorial Building, Santa Barbara WPA American
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Mural Study, Veterans Memorial Building, Santa Barbara WPA American Joseph Edward Knowles (1907-1980) "Study for Industry Mural, Veterans Memorial Building, Santa Barbar...
Oil, Board
$25,000
H 36 in W 48 in D 2 in
1936 WPA Era American Scene Modernist Painting "A Connecticut Day" Howard Ahrens
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
1936 WPA Era AMERICAN SCENE MODERNIST PAINTING A Connecticut Day HOWARD AHRENS Truly a museum quality artwork. Absolutely beautiful American modernist painting depicting a group of...
Canvas, Paint
$15,000
H 34 in W 36 in D 2 in
St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Jo Cain (1904-2003) The Drama of the St. Louis Great River 23 1/4 x 25 ½ inches Gouache on board c. 19...
Gouache, Board
$14,000
H 32.75 in W 28.75 in D 3 in
“Portrait of a North African Man, 1872” Orientalist Portrait Black Model 19th C.
Located in Yardley, PA
“Portrait of a North African Man, 1872” by August Holmberg (1851-1911) This striking oil painting by the German painter, August Holmberg, depicts a richly detailed and intimate port...
Canvas, Paper, Oil
Peony and Buttercup
By Margaret Kennedy
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated by artist on verso
Foil
$1,039
H 26.78 in W 35.44 in D 0.79 in
Landscape Painting of the Ardennes by Michel Nizet, Liège School, 1930
Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL
A highly decorative and characterful painting by Michel Nizet, painted in 1930 in the typical style of the Liège School. This oil on canvas depicts an atmospheric Ardennes landscape ...
Paint
$3,580Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 24 in D 2 in
American Abstract Expressionist Mid Century Framed Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pure mid century abstract expressionist painting. Great colors and movement. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century French Coastal Painted Screen
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A charmingly naive early 20th Century French hand painted three fold screen. Depicting coastal life, Circa 1900.
Paper
$1,718
H 38 in W 30.12 in
Antique still life painter (Italyl) - 19th-20th Still life painting - Flowers
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (19th century) - Still Life with Vase of Flowers. 83 x 62 cm (without frame) / 96.5 x 76.5 cm (with frame). Oil on panel, in wooden frame (not signed). Floral comp...
Oil, Panel
$38,060
H 32.5 in W 43 in
Pommiers en Fleurs - Post Impressionist Divisionist Landscape Oil by Leon Detroy
By Leon Detroy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Leon Detroy. The piece is painted in a divisionist style and depicts blossoming apple trees in an orcha...
Canvas, Oil
$6,900
H 87.6 in W 37.6 in D 15.16 in
19th Century Large & Narrow Cupboard or Bookcase with Glass Vitrine, Pine
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century Spanish cupboard or bookcase with glass vitrine, constructed from a pine called "mobila" and original glasses of this period. Features a coffered case fronted by four la...
Pine
$347,200
H 68 in W 55 in
A Magnificent Pair of French Royal Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
Located in Queens, NY
Jacques-Francois Delyen (1684-1761), Court Painter of King Louis XV. A Magnificent Pair of Palatial "French Royal" Allegorical Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day" A truly ...
Oil
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 15 in W 19 in D 1.75 in
American Impressionist Artist Charles Curtis Allen NA Two Trees Oil painting
By Charles Curtis Allen
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Two Trees oil/board, image is 11.13 x 15.13 unframed, 15 x 19 framed Signed LL. Could benefit from a cleaning. In as untouched purchased condition. Brief Biography from ASKART ...
Oil
$7,905
H 24.02 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
18th C Ottoman portrait of Sultan Murat, Venetian School, Unsigned
Located in brussel, BE
From the 16th to 19th C the production of decorative arts continued to flourish with the introduction of both rococo and baroque elements signaling an increasingly open attitude to a...
Canvas, Oil
Pair of Mid-Century Wall Lights in Brass by AWF, 1960s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful and articulate pair of wall lights in brass. Designed and made in Norway by Arnold Wiig's Fabrikker from 1960s first half. Both lamps are fully working and in excellent con...
Brass
$50,333
H 25 in W 33 in
Harvest Time - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Modest Huys
By Modest Huys
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed, titled and dated oil on canvas figures in landscape by Belgian post impressionist painter Modest Huys. This stunning piece depicts of workers harvesting a field on a late sum...
Canvas, Oil
$2,500
H 22 in W 24 in
A Rare 1930s Modern, American Scene, Midwestern Summer Country Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare and special 1936 Modern American Scene country landscape painting with figures by important Chicago artist (William) Davenport Griffen. Oil on canvas, signed and dated "Griffe...
Oil, Canvas
$954
H 14.5 in W 19 in D 1 in
Original British Expressionist Abstract Oil Painting Undiscovered Artist
By Isaiah Gerard Calleja
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb original abstract oil painting, from the 1980's period. The painting is by the hitherto undiscovered abstract painter Isaiah Gerard Calleja (1936-2016), who was based in the...
Oil
$5,353
H 18 in W 13 in D 2.5 in
Portrait of John Manners later 7th Duke of Rutland
By Margaret Sarah Carpenter
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
Margaret Sarah Carpenter 1793-1872, was an English portrait painter. She was one of the foremost portrait painters in the 19th Century, she exhibited at the Royal Academy, British In...
Oil, Panel
When paired with the perfect frame, the right antique and vintage paintings and other wall decorations can either subtly showcase your personality or steal the show altogether.
The earliest paintings were created on the walls of caves, proving even our ancient ancestors knew that striking artwork is meant to be on display. Cave paintings on an Indonesian island are reportedly older than the earliest cave art in Spain and France, and the figurative paintings back then were produced with inorganic pigments like iron oxide.
Later, the people of Ancient Greece — who learned about art from the Egyptians before them — conceived panel paintings of wax and tempera that were collected and publicly displayed. In the centuries that followed, artists would be commissioned to create large-scale wall murals and frescoed ceilings in sprawling European palaces and in the homes of the aristocracy.
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