BLUE IRIS / IRIS BLEU Art

This interesting seated woman pencil study is by French artist Wouyart (20th Century). This unique representation captures the model's expression through trace lines and shadows that...

Vincent Mazzocchini (France, 20th Century) created this unique French landscape oil on pressed wood board painting. This delightful composition is on rather unusual media. The lands...

A. Derek Ching (American, 20th Century) created this stunning, colorful cubist still life gouache on paper painting. With lovely fall colors, this subtle still-life composition featu...

This pretty oil on canvas modernist composition, typical of the 1950s, features a house in a village in the countryside with imaginary blue trees, designed by Claude Richard Mazier (...

Original Art Deco fashion drawing, ink, and wash on Vellum paper by French artist G. Ferro. The artwork features a stylish male model with a typical Art Deco overcoat. The piece is s...

Lithograph on paper by Roger Lersy (France - 1920 - 2004). Stunning abstract seascape cubist composition with a highly colorful design of old boats executed by the artist in France c...

A striking composition created by American artist L. L. Long and dated 1980. The artwork features a kinetic optical Op Art geometric cityscape design using reverse spray paint on a L...

Original Mid-Century oil on canvas composition by American Artist Edith E. Ferullo (1928 - 2008). The painting features a thick textured abstract nude subject. The brutalist artwork ...

This attractive French interior decoration study project drawing is attributed to Maurice Dufrene Studio. The project features the interior decoration for a typical 1930/40s upper-cl...

Pastel and ink painting on Vellum paper by Thomas Symington Halliday (1902 - 1998), titled: Bridge Construction, and signed bottom left corner: T.S. Halliday. This interesting indust...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography, Boulevard Haussmann in Paris, France, June 1926. A view of the Boulevard Haussmann in Paris with buildings under constr...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph. On the 12th of April, 1927, the iconic "Foire au Jambon" (Ham Fair), was a well-known outdoor antique show in Paris. Feat...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. International Decorative Arts Exhibition in Paris, October 1925. The view from inside the USSR Pavilion. Features: Origi...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph, in the countryside near Paris, France, April 1926. A soldier in uniform poses in front of the ruins of a house destroyed...

A lovely gouache on cardboard painting featuring an Art Deco singer with a typical stylish outfit. The composition is very vibrant, using the contrast of black and white elements ag...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Associated Press, Paris. June 1947, a demonstration on Boulevard Saint Germain, Paris. Features: Original silver gelatin prin...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency ROL, Paris. February 1929, Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Ile de la Cité. Features: Original silver gelatin print...

Charming woman nude pencil study by Russian-French painter Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff (or Chemetov,) also known as Chem (1891 - 1981). It is a striking representation in which on...

This elegant wood-engraving charcoal drawing lithograph print was designed by John Buckland-Wright (1897-1954). The piece is signed, dated, titled, and numbered in pencil on the marg...

An impressive African wooden statue figurine sculpture by Tutsti tribe artist Ndatite Ilo from Rwanda. Featuring a lovely black woman, sort of Madonna, carrying a baby in her arms. S...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography, Place des Renaux in Lyon, France, March 1927. The photograph presents a view of Place des Renaux in Lyon, France, with ...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph. View of Charenton le Pont, east suburb of Paris, France, June 1926. This original photograph shows a view of the canal w...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. View from the Place des Vosges in Paris, November 1928. Features: Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography Unframed. Pr...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. The International Decorative Arts Exhibition in Paris, in October 1925. By the river Seine, access to the Department Sto...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. A view of Paris with Notre Dame Cathedral, June 1927. Features: Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography Unframed. Pres...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency New York Times office in Paris (Wide World Photos.) Sled race in Central Park, New York, 1934. Features: Original silver gelatin print photography framed. Press Agency New York Times Office in Paris - Wide Wolrd Photos. Photographer: unknown. Title: Sled Race in Central Park, 1934. Provenance: Private collection. Frame Size: 20.63 in high (52.5 cm) x 16.75 in wide (42.5 cm) x 1.57 in deep (4 cm). Image Size: 5.51 in high (14.2 cm) x 7.48 in wide (19.8 cm). French typed legend, copyright credit, and ink stamp at the back that read: "Course de traineaux dans un parc a New York. Sur la neige qui recouvre les allées du Central Park Casino a new York, un groupe d'artistes a eu l'idée d'organiser une course de traineaux - voici une vue de la course - Photos NYT - NY 5/1/34 - SP." (Sled race in a New York park. On the snow covering the paths of the Central Park Casino in New York, a group of artists had the idea of ​​​​organizing a sled race - here is a view of the race - Photos NYT - NY 5/ 1 /34 - SP.) Note: The Central Park Casino, originally the Ladies' Refreshment Salon, was a restaurant in Central Park, near East 72nd Street in Manhattan, New York City. The name of the building came from the Italian for "little house," but the Casino itself was never a gambling business. Originally, Calvert Vaux designed the building in 1862 as part of the Greensward Plan for Central Park. The original plan was a wooden chalet-style structure with a broad hip roof. Before construction began, however, Vaux decided that a more permanent building was needed. The following year, with the assistance of Edward C. Miller and Jacob Wrey Mould, the Casino was redesigned as a Gothic Revival stone structure. The building opened in early 1864 as a restaurant planned for unaccompanied female visitors to Central Park and was one of Central Park's three original restaurants. Soon, it was patronized by both men and women. The building that housed the Casino belonged to the City of New York, and the City often leased the Casino to independent operators. In the early 1920s, the Casino was rundown and renovated during the winter of 1921–1922. Jimmy Walker, mayor of New York City during the late 1920s, frequented the Casino and reportedly spent more time there than in New York City Hall. Besides entertaining elite guests in the restaurant, Walker had an office in the Casino and conducted city administration there while meeting with political cronies. In 1929, Walker terminated the lease of C.F. Zittel and allowed a friend, Sidney Solomon, to transform the Casino into one of New York's most expensive nightclubs. In February 1929, they released the new project. Solomon changed the Casino's interior using a design from Viennese designer Joseph Urban, though he kept the exterior mostly the same. The renovated Casino reopened on June 4, 1929. When the Great Depression hit four months after the Casino reopened, the nightclub faced increasing criticism for operating on city land while maintaining prices only the wealthiest New York residents could afford. In 1930, as part of the enforcement of Prohibition, the United States government raided the Casino and seized alcoholic beverages. Walker's successor, Fiorello H. La Guardia, and his parks commissioner Robert Moses, who held a vendetta against Walker, wanted to tear down the Casino to build a playground on the site. In 1934, Moses served an eviction order on the Casino's management. When the Parks Association of New York City objected...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. In the eastern suburb of Paris, France, in June 1926. A view of the canal with its barge boats in Charenton le Pont, an...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. Paris, Faubourg du Temple, view of one of the numerous cafés in Paris, 1926. Features: Original Silver Gelatin Print Pho...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency Keystone View Co, Paris, circa 1930. Paris, A view of The Halles Food Market, in Paris, France. Features: ...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. A street view in Paris, France, circa 1930. Features: Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography Unframed. Press Photogr...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. The Town Hall street in Lyon, France, March 1927. A view of the town hall street in Lyon, France, dated March 13th, 192...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. The Tuileries Garden in Paris under the snow, France, 26th of January 1926. The Parisians braved the cold at the end of...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. The International Autumn Fair in Lyon, France, 16th of March 1927. The crowd rushes to the entrance of The Internationa...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. Paris, The Buttes Chaumont public garden, circa 1930. Features: Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography Unframed. Pres...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Keystone View and Co. View of The Halles Market in Paris, circa 1940. Features: Original silver gelatin print photography unframed. Press photography. Press agency: KEYSTONE VIEW CO, Paris. Photographer: Anonymous. Title: Paris, The Halles, circa 1940. Provenance: Private collection. Image Size: 3.15 in high (8.1 cm) x 4.33 in wide (11.6 cm) - Archivally matted in a 17 in x 13 in mat. A typed caption at the back reads "Paris 1er ardt, Les Halles...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Agence Meurisse, Paris circa 1930. Rue Saint Medard in Paris, a street flea market. Features: Original silver gelatin p...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency Keystone View Company. New York City skyscrapers, July 7th, 1931. Features: Original Silver Gelatin Print Photog...

An original silver gelatin black and white photography postcard by Albert Monier, Paris. Notre Dame Cathedral circa 1950. Features: The original silver gelatin print photograph postc...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Mondial Photo Presse, Paris, circa 1930. A construction site on a street in Paris. Features: Original silver gelatin print ph...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. Paris, a salt truck on Place de la Concorde under the snow, January 16th, 1926. The employees of the mayor of Paris spre...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency ROL, Paris, August 1928. Construction works in the Champs Elysées, Paris. Features: Original silver gelatin prin...

An original silver gelatin black and white photography postcard by Albert Monier, Paris. Notre Dame Cathedral, circa 1950. Features: This original silver gelatin print photography po...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph. Paris, the River Seine, and the Eiffel Tower, circa 1940. Features: Original silver gelatin print photography unframed. Press p...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency ROL, Paris 1929. Summer on the beach near Paris. Features: Original silver gelatin print photography unframed. P...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Ralph Young Studios, San Francisco. View of the Sir Francis Drake Hotel building in 1930. Features...

An original silver gelatin black and white photography postcard by Albert Monier, Paris. The riverbank booksellers, Quai de Gesvres, circa 1950. Features: This original silver gelati...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency, Paris 1925. The International Decorative Arts Exhibition in Paris, October 1925, with an Art Deco sculptu...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency ROL, Paris 1937. The International Exhibition Construction, with the Eiffel Tower in the background. Features: O...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by French press Agency. View of the Rhone River in Lyon, France, March 1927. The view of the Rhone River was taken from t...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by French Press Agency, Paris 1925. International Decorative Arts Exhibition in Paris, October 1925, the front of the building of the electric transformer...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph was distributed by American Information Services in Paris. Panoramic view of San Francisco circa 1939. Features: Original silver...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Robert Cohen for AGIP. Brigitte Bardot in 1967. Features: Original silver gelatin print photograph unframed. Press photograph...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Associated Press Photo. The Hudson River in New York during Navy Day in October 1945. Features: Original Silver Gelatin Print...

This is a stunning French Art Deco bronze sculpture figurine. The statue features a stylized freestyle interpretation of Artemis or Diana the Huntress (Diane Chasseresse). The nude f...

An original Art Deco illustration hand-painted with ink and gouache on paper. The drawing features two elegant women with large windows and drapery in the background. This illustrati...

This superbly handcrafted abstract wooden wall art sculpture panel was designed by French artist Maxime Tendero (1927-1998) in 1973. Mounted o...

This superb oil on canvas painting of a nude study is dated 1970 and signed lower left. We have not been able to decipher the artist's signature (please check the pictures for inform...

These stunning original project drawings, hand-painted with colored pencil on translucent tracing paper, were designed by a French artist circa the 1960s. The two paintings feature a...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency ROL Paris taken circa 1910 with British aeronaut E.W.C. Perry. We see the aviator in an experimental machine fro...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency MONDIAL> Paris, March 31st, 1937, showing International Exhibition Construction w...