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"Artist's Model, " Rare and Important WPA Era Sculpture of Male Nude
"Artist's Model, " Rare and Important WPA Era Sculpture of Male Nude

"Artist's Model, " Rare and Important WPA Era Sculpture of Male Nude

By Raymond Turner

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Beautifully sculpted from a ruddy block of mahogany and finished with a patina that gives it a lovely glow, this piece is a superb example of WPA-era sculpture. The artist, Raymond T...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Mahogany

"Falling Satyr, " Superb Art Deco Panel with Male Nude by WPA Sculptor
"Falling Satyr, " Superb Art Deco Panel with Male Nude by WPA Sculptor

"Falling Satyr, " Superb Art Deco Panel with Male Nude by WPA Sculptor

By Don Griffith

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Carved from a "found" panel of distressed walnut, this superb bas relief sculptural panel of a falling satyr, his legs and arms akimbo, was carved by Don Griffith, a WPA artist in Co...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Wood

"Laying Track", WPA-Era Woodblock Print with Nude Male Workers by Ruegg
"Laying Track", WPA-Era Woodblock Print with Nude Male Workers by Ruegg

"Laying Track", WPA-Era Woodblock Print with Nude Male Workers by Ruegg

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This remarkable -- perhaps unique -- woodblock print depicts a group of five nude male workers laying railroad track, their strong, muscled figures interlaced as they strive to move ...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Prints

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Paper

"Half Nude Standing Male", WPA Era Sculpture, Brents Carlton, Golden Gate Expo
"Half Nude Standing Male", WPA Era Sculpture, Brents Carlton, Golden Gate Expo

"Half Nude Standing Male", WPA Era Sculpture, Brents Carlton, Golden Gate Expo

By Brents Carlton

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Handsome and important, this glazed ceramic sculpture of a standing half-nude male, dressed in a pair of pants held up by a rope for a belt, was sculpted by Brents Carlton in the 193...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

American Modernist Oil Painting Nude Male on Beach WPA Artist Group of 10
American Modernist Oil Painting Nude Male on Beach WPA Artist Group of 10

American Modernist Oil Painting Nude Male on Beach WPA Artist Group of 10

By Ben-Zion Weinman

Located in Surfside, FL

Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw R...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Acrobat and Circus Horse, " WPA-Era Painting, Semi-Nude Male Figure, Dark Pink
"Acrobat and Circus Horse, " WPA-Era Painting, Semi-Nude Male Figure, Dark Pink

"Acrobat and Circus Horse, " WPA-Era Painting, Semi-Nude Male Figure, Dark Pink

By William Schulhoff 1

Located in Philadelphia, PA

In an era when the circus provided an affordable and exotic form of entertainment for the Everyman, this vivid painting, glowing with the colors of red clay, slate and dusty pink, ca...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

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American Modernist Oil Painting Nude Male on Beach WPA Artist Group of 10
American Modernist Oil Painting Nude Male on Beach WPA Artist Group of 10

American Modernist Oil Painting Nude Male on Beach WPA Artist Group of 10

By Ben-Zion Weinman

Located in Surfside, FL

Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw R...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Sultry Night - Banned by the Post Office in 1939 - Provenance: Nan Wood
Sultry Night - Banned by the Post Office in 1939 - Provenance: Nan Wood

Sultry Night - Banned by the Post Office in 1939 - Provenance: Nan Wood

By Grant Wood

Located in Santa Monica, CA

There is a painting of the same subject but Wood altered the completed painting by cutting off the left portion that contained the male nude. WPA, Americana, Folk Art, Impressionism...

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1930s American Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"POOL, " Quintessential Art Deco/WPA Print with Male Nudes by Riggs, 1933
"POOL, " Quintessential Art Deco/WPA Print with Male Nudes by Riggs, 1933

"POOL, " Quintessential Art Deco/WPA Print with Male Nudes by Riggs, 1933

By Robert Riggs

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This classic and rare print, made at a time when men and boys were much less self-conscious of their nudity at the bath or the pool, depicts a teeming crowd of male youth in and arou...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Prints

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Paper

"Male Nude with Hand on Hip, " Fine Drawing by Dunbar Beck, WPA Muralist
"Male Nude with Hand on Hip, " Fine Drawing by Dunbar Beck, WPA Muralist

"Male Nude with Hand on Hip, " Fine Drawing by Dunbar Beck, WPA Muralist

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Taking special care to depict his subject's torso with subtlety and fine detail, this nude drawing was made by Dunbar Beck, famous for his murals at the New York World's Fair in 1939...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

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"Male Youth with Pole", Superb Painting of Male Nude by Sigvard Mohn, 1910s
"Male Youth with Pole", Superb Painting of Male Nude by Sigvard Mohn, 1910s

"Male Youth with Pole", Superb Painting of Male Nude by Sigvard Mohn, 1910s

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Sensitively painted with a rich but subdued palette and dramatic lighting, this large painting of a male youth leaning on a long pole was made by Sigvard Mohn, a Minnesota-born artis...

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Vintage 1910s American Beaux Arts Paintings

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Paint

"Exultation", Large, Rare Bronze w/ Male Nude Celebrating Liberation of Belgium
"Exultation", Large, Rare Bronze w/ Male Nude Celebrating Liberation of Belgium

"Exultation", Large, Rare Bronze w/ Male Nude Celebrating Liberation of Belgium

By Arthur Dupagne

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Extraordinarily powerful, and very rare, this large bronze sculpture of a nude male figure by Arthur Dupagne shows him stretching and straining upwards, his head rolled back and shou...

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Vintage 1940s Belgian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Figurative Portrait of a Nude Male Model
Figurative Portrait of a Nude Male Model

Figurative Portrait of a Nude Male Model

By Katherine Kallick

Located in Soquel, CA

Figurative Portrait of a Nude Male Model Handsome example of a vibrant figurative of a nude male model by Katherine Kallick (American, b. 1952). Medium: Acrylic on Paper Unsigned,...

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1980s Modern Nude Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Huge 1700's Florentine Old Master Oil Painting Eros Triumph over Pan Male Nudes
Huge 1700's Florentine Old Master Oil Painting Eros Triumph over Pan Male Nudes

Huge 1700's Florentine Old Master Oil Painting Eros Triumph over Pan Male Nudes

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Triumph of Eros over Pan Florentine School, early 1700's period, unsigned oil on canvas, framed framed: 58 x 48.5 inches canvas: 50 x 40 inches Provenance: private collection, Pa...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Nude Paintings

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Oil

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

$23,683Sale Price|30% Off

H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Located in Puglia, Puglia

Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens

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Bone

"Three Archers, " Large and Important Etching w/ Male Nudes by Wolfsfeld
"Three Archers, " Large and Important Etching w/ Male Nudes by Wolfsfeld

"Three Archers, " Large and Important Etching w/ Male Nudes by Wolfsfeld

$12,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 32.5 in W 38 in D 0.1 in

"Three Archers, " Large and Important Etching w/ Male Nudes by Wolfsfeld

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A large, rare and important etching with superb detail and unusual subject matter, this view of three nude male archers, one drawing his bow, another supplying the arrows, and anothe...

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Vintage 1910s German Belle Époque Prints

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Paper

French Art Deco Carved Walnut Chaise
French Art Deco Carved Walnut Chaise

French Art Deco Carved Walnut Chaise

$4,200

H 30.5 in W 70 in D 31 in

French Art Deco Carved Walnut Chaise

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

Fans of the pioneering furniture designer Emile-Jacque Ruhlmann will delight in this glamorous French Art Deco period chaise with a swooping crest of a seat back that rises from the ...

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20th Century French Art Deco Chaise Longues

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Textile, Walnut

Pressure System, Male Nude Crouching on a Stone Pedestal, Original Oil on Panel
Pressure System, Male Nude Crouching on a Stone Pedestal, Original Oil on Panel

Pressure System, Male Nude Crouching on a Stone Pedestal, Original Oil on Panel

By Zack Zdrale 1

Located in Chicago, IL

Pressure System by Zack Zdrale is a blend of contemporary elements yet reminiscent of the great masters. A male figure crouches down on a stone pedestal, his taut muscles and lean p...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

"Standing Male Nude, " Study for Mural by Allyn Cox, U.S. Capitol Painter
"Standing Male Nude, " Study for Mural by Allyn Cox, U.S. Capitol Painter

"Standing Male Nude, " Study for Mural by Allyn Cox, U.S. Capitol Painter

By Allyn Cox

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This strong and confident drawing of a standing male nude was made by Allyn Cox, probably for one of an array of murals he painted in the 1920s, 30s and 40s, starting with an series ...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

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Paper

"Arms Raised", Striking Portrait of Nude Male Youth by Jarl, Denmark
"Arms Raised", Striking Portrait of Nude Male Youth by Jarl, Denmark

"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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Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Battle of the Nudes, " Large Art Deco Painting by Wedel, Elton John Collection
"Battle of the Nudes, " Large Art Deco Painting by Wedel, Elton John Collection

"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...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

MB 001 (Modern, Academic Style Figurative Life Drawing of Muscular Male Nude )
MB 001 (Modern, Academic Style Figurative Life Drawing of Muscular Male Nude )

MB 001 (Modern, Academic Style Figurative Life Drawing of Muscular Male Nude )

By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

Figurative male nude drawing on Arches paper by Mark Beard graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 22 x 15 inches unframed Contemporary figurative life study drawing of ...

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2010s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Conté, Graphite

Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (Small Figure Painting of Two Muscular Nude Males)
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (Small Figure Painting of Two Muscular Nude Males)

Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (Small Figure Painting of Two Muscular Nude Males)

By Robert Goldstrom

Located in Hudson, NY

Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (modern figurative oil painting of two nude men from upper thigh to chest) by Robert Goldstrom 2024 oil on linen 12 x 12 inches signed and in excellent con...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

'Young Man in Repose' by Podlach - Large Male Intimate Figurative Nude Painting
'Young Man in Repose' by Podlach - Large Male Intimate Figurative Nude Painting

'Young Man in Repose' by Podlach - Large Male Intimate Figurative Nude Painting

By Betsy Podlach

Located in Carmel, CA

Betsy Podlach (American, born 1964) "Young Man in Repose" 2009 Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the back of the painting. "Young Man in Repose" is a captivating p...

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2010s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Stretcher Bars

"The Gymnasts, " Important Mid-Century Painting of Soviet Athletes by Talberg
"The Gymnasts, " Important Mid-Century Painting of Soviet Athletes by Talberg

"The Gymnasts, " Important Mid-Century Painting of Soviet Athletes by Talberg

By Boris Alexandrovich Talberg

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This beautifully executed mixed-media painting by Boris Talberg (or Thalberg) was clearly executed in preparation for one of the artist's most famous works -- "The Gymnasts." Talberg...

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Vintage 1950s Russian Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

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