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Sad Cat

Sad Cat

By Karel Appel

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Artist: Karel Appel Title: Sad Cat Suite: Cats Portfolio Year: 1979 Medium: Original lithograph in colors on Japon paper Edition: From the limited edition of LXV Size: 24 5/8 X...

Category

1970s Vintage Sadness

Materials

Lithograph

No Sad Songs

No Sad Songs

By Alec Montroy

Located in New York, NY

Pointillist painter Alec Montroy depicts a crowd assembled beneath the marquee of the Broadway musical The Phantom of the Opera in his painting “No Sad Songs,” with theatergoers walk...

Category

20th Century Pointillist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sad Cat, Karel Appel

Sad Cat, Karel Appel

By Karel Appel

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Karel Appel (1921-2006) Title: Sad Cat Year: 1980 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 88/125, plus proofs Size: 24.75 x 32.25 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Sign...

Category

1980s Pop Art Vintage Sadness

Materials

Screen

Tim Buckley, Happy Sad

Tim Buckley, Happy Sad

By Ed Caraeff

Located in New York, NY

Ed Caraeff Tim Buckley, Happy Sad, 1968 C print 20 x 16 inches Singed and numbered edition of 50 Tim Buckley outtake from the cover session for his third studio album ‘Happy Sad’, ...

Category

1970s Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

C Print

Leonor Fini - Sadness - Original Lithograph
Leonor Fini - Sadness - Original Lithograph

Leonor Fini - Sadness - Original Lithograph

By Leonor Fini

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Leonor Fini - Sadness - Original Lithograph The Flowers of Evil 1964 Conditions: excellent Edition: 500 Dimensions: 46 x 34 cm Editions: Le Cercle du Livre Précieux, Paris Unsigned...

Category

1960s Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Lithograph

Marilyn Monroe (A Study in Sadness)

Marilyn Monroe (A Study in Sadness)

By Andre de Dienes

Located in New York, NY

She proposed that we go take pictures of her somewhere in a dark alley in Beverly Hills. She would pose sad and lonely! I hopped out of bed and we went to take pictures all night long.

Category

1950s Vintage Sadness

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Sad Nude - Vintage Phototype Print - 1969

The Sad Nude - Vintage Phototype Print - 1969

Located in Roma, IT

The Sad Nude is a phototype print realized in 1969 by an unknown artist.

Category

1960s Contemporary Vintage Sadness

Materials

Paper

The Sad Dog Carving by C. Beckstead 1949
The Sad Dog Carving by C. Beckstead 1949

The Sad Dog Carving by C. Beckstead 1949

Located in London, GB

The Sad Dog Carving by C. Beckstead 1949 We love this little fella, named The Sad Dog carving by C.

Category

1940s Canadian Folk Art Vintage Sadness

Materials

Pine

Sadness - Ink and Watercolor by Leo Guida - 1970s

Sadness - Ink and Watercolor by Leo Guida - 1970s

By Leo Guida

Located in Roma, IT

Sadness is an artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).

Category

1970s Contemporary Vintage Sadness

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Sadness of Moon  - Screen Print by Mario Radice - 1964

Sadness of Moon - Screen Print by Mario Radice - 1964

By Mario Radice

Located in Roma, IT

Colored screen print on paper, realized by the Italian artist and pioneer of Abstract art  Mario Radice  (1898-1987) in 1964. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil on the lower margin,...

Category

1960s Abstract Vintage Sadness

Materials

Screen

Gathering of Sad Clowns, Surrealist Lithograph by Marcel Marceau

Gathering of Sad Clowns, Surrealist Lithograph by Marcel Marceau

By Marcel Marceau

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marcel Marceau, French (1923 - 2007) - Gathering of Sad Clowns, Portfolio: Le Troisieme Oeil (The Third Eye), Year: 1981, Medium: Lithograph on Arches Paper, signed and numbered i...

Category

1980s Surrealist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Lithograph

Sad Cat, CoBrA Group Modern Lithograph by Karel Appel
Sad Cat, CoBrA Group Modern Lithograph by Karel Appel

Sad Cat, CoBrA Group Modern Lithograph by Karel Appel

By Karel Appel

Located in Long Island City, NY

The portfolio “Cats” is a visual meditation on the animals’ behavior in which the artist depicts them resting, walking, stalking, frightened, and poised to attack. Sad Cat Karel App...

Category

1970s Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Lithograph

Belladonna of Sadness 1973 Japanese B2 Film Movie Poster
Belladonna of Sadness 1973 Japanese B2 Film Movie Poster

Belladonna of Sadness 1973 Japanese B2 Film Movie Poster

Located in Bath, Somerset

Superb Japanese Belladonna of Sadness poster. Striking imagery wonderfully rendered, the use of the metallic silver is particularly interesting.

Category

20th Century Japanese Vintage Sadness

Materials

Paper

Sad Flowers Offset Print, Signed, Circa 1995, Exhibition Poster
Sad Flowers Offset Print, Signed, Circa 1995, Exhibition Poster

Sad Flowers Offset Print, Signed, Circa 1995, Exhibition Poster

By Howard Hodgkin

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Original exhibition poser for "Howard Hodgkin: Paintings 1975-1995" held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1996. Hand signed in black ink by Hodgkin. Paper Size: 30 x 33.5 inch...

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1990s Vintage Sadness

Materials

Offset

1970s Big Eyed Waif Sad Child with Scarf Oil Painting
1970s Big Eyed Waif Sad Child with Scarf Oil Painting

1970s Big Eyed Waif Sad Child with Scarf Oil Painting

By Erbert Mule

Located in Surfside, FL

1970s Italian (based on the inscription, the artist's name sounds German or Austrian) big eyed waif crying little boy painting. from the era of Jean Calogero, Barry leighton jones an...

Category

1970s Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Painting portrait Sad Clown, oil, hardboard, Oto Dobovišek, Yugoslavia 1989s
Painting portrait Sad Clown, oil, hardboard, Oto Dobovišek, Yugoslavia 1989s

Painting portrait Sad Clown, oil, hardboard, Oto Dobovišek, Yugoslavia 1989s

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

This oil painting, titled "Sad Clown," is a remarkable piece of Naive art created by Oto Dobovišek in Yugoslavia during the 1980s.

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Mid-20th Century Slovenian Folk Art Vintage Sadness

Materials

Paint

Expressionist Sad Clown Oil Painting by Jack Kennedy Hodgkin Dated 1959
Expressionist Sad Clown Oil Painting by Jack Kennedy Hodgkin Dated 1959

Expressionist Sad Clown Oil Painting by Jack Kennedy Hodgkin Dated 1959

Located in London, GB

Description : This striking Mid-Century Modern expressionist portrait depicts a melancholy sad clown, a quintessential subject of late 1950s American pop culture and fine art.

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Wood

Funny and Sad Faces, Surrealist Geometric Colorful Drawing, France 1960
Funny and Sad Faces, Surrealist Geometric Colorful Drawing, France 1960

Funny and Sad Faces, Surrealist Geometric Colorful Drawing, France 1960

Located in Atlanta, GA

The original painting features a geometric study of funny and sad faces in various colors. The rare composition features hypnotic repetitions of stylized geometric shapes, rendered i...

Category

1960s Surrealist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

Karel Appel Abstract Cat Color Lithograph Print, Signed, 1978, Sad Cat
Karel Appel Abstract Cat Color Lithograph Print, Signed, 1978, Sad Cat

Karel Appel Abstract Cat Color Lithograph Print, Signed, 1978, Sad Cat

By Karel Appel

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Karel Appel Title: Sad Cat Portfolio: 1978 Cats Medium: Lithograph in colors on Japon paper Date: 1978 Edition: XV/LXV Sheet Size: 24 3/4" x 32 1/4" Signature: Hand signed an...

Category

1970s Abstract Vintage Sadness

Materials

Lithograph

Glad 'n Sad Cruet Set Oil Vinegar Pitchers David Gil Bennington Potters
Glad 'n Sad Cruet Set Oil Vinegar Pitchers David Gil Bennington Potters

Glad 'n Sad Cruet Set Oil Vinegar Pitchers David Gil Bennington Potters

By Bennington Potters, David Gil

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, These are likely a Glad 'n Sad cruet set (oil and vinegar pitchers) designed by David Gil for Bennington Potters.

Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Pottery

Mid Century Pulp Art - Sad Clown Portrait with Green, Yellow, & Red
Mid Century Pulp Art - Sad Clown Portrait with Green, Yellow, & Red

Mid Century Pulp Art - Sad Clown Portrait with Green, Yellow, & Red

Located in Soquel, CA

Mid century pulp art portrait of a somber clown with a yellow shirt, red hair and a red nose, holding a scepter in a dramatized space with a candle and green circle in the background...

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1960s Outsider Art Vintage Sadness

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard

Henri Matisse (after) La Tristesse du Roi (The Sadness of the King)
Henri Matisse (after) La Tristesse du Roi (The Sadness of the King)

Henri Matisse (after) La Tristesse du Roi (The Sadness of the King)

By (after) Henri Matisse

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Henri Matisse (after) Title: La Tristesse du Roi (The Sadness of the King) Portfolio: The Last Works of Henri Matisse Medium: Lithograph Year: 1958 Edition: 2000 Frame Size: ...

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1950s Fauvist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse Limited Ed. Lithograph La Tristesse du Roi The Sadness of The King
Henri Matisse Limited Ed. Lithograph La Tristesse du Roi The Sadness of The King

Henri Matisse Limited Ed. Lithograph La Tristesse du Roi The Sadness of The King

By (after) Henri Matisse

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderfully composed, boldly colored, abstract restrike lithograph print by French Impressionist/Modernist artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954) titled "La Tristesse du Roi (sometimes r...

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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Wood, Paper

Henri Matisse, The Sadness of the King, from Last Works of Matisse, 1958 (after)
Henri Matisse, The Sadness of the King, from Last Works of Matisse, 1958 (after)

Henri Matisse, The Sadness of the King, from Last Works of Matisse, 1958 (after)

By Henri Matisse

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Tristesse du Roi (The Sadness of the King), from Dernieres Oeuvres de Matisse 1950-1954 (Last Works of Matisse 1950-...

Category

1950s Fauvist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Lithograph

Angry Woman Sad Man by Manuel Monedero Ink Wash on Gold Painting 1925-2002
Angry Woman Sad Man by Manuel Monedero Ink Wash on Gold Painting 1925-2002

Angry Woman Sad Man by Manuel Monedero Ink Wash on Gold Painting 1925-2002

By Francisco Goya, (after) Salvador Dali, Rembrandt van Rijn, (after) Pablo Picasso

Located in Bensalem, PA

Original signed artwork byManuel Monedero (1925-2002) who was a Spanish expressionist painter known for scenes depicting mood and atmosphere. please look up pictures for overall deta...

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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Paint

British Sad Clown Boy Oil Painting on Canvas Barry Leighton Jones Circus Scene
British Sad Clown Boy Oil Painting on Canvas Barry Leighton Jones Circus Scene

British Sad Clown Boy Oil Painting on Canvas Barry Leighton Jones Circus Scene

By Barry Leighton-Jones

Located in Surfside, FL

Frame: 27 X 21 Image: 23.5 X 17.5 Barry Leighton-Jones was born in London, England in 1932 and is a direct descendant of the Victorian artist and President of the Royal Academy, Lor...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Vintage Sadness

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Life sized Vintage glazed terracotta St bernard dog sculpture, 1960s
Life sized Vintage glazed terracotta St bernard dog sculpture, 1960s

Life sized Vintage glazed terracotta St bernard dog sculpture, 1960s

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

This impressive sculpture showcases a somewhat sad looking but stately dog. Great decorative piece which will start conversations. 1960s - Italy Very good condition Will be wood ...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Terracotta

Untitled, Lonely Abstract Landscape Italian Expressionist Oil Painting
Untitled, Lonely Abstract Landscape Italian Expressionist Oil Painting

Untitled, Lonely Abstract Landscape Italian Expressionist Oil Painting

By Ivan Kurach

Located in Surfside, FL

A soldier in World War II, he was a faithful interpreter of that tragic period; with gray and somber colors, with sad visions, he portrayed those days with force and meaning.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Oil, Board

Tabarin Lithograph by Giuseppe Viviani, Signed, Contemporary, 1964

Tabarin Lithograph by Giuseppe Viviani, Signed, Contemporary, 1964

By Giuseppe Viviani

Located in Roma, IT

His figures are characterized by stylized silhouettes, big and sad eyes and bright colors. Published on “Giuseppe Viviani Catalogo Generale” cured by Silvio Guarasci Pisa, Editore S...

Category

1960s Contemporary Vintage Sadness

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled, Lonely Abstract Landscape Italian Expressionist Oil Painting
Untitled, Lonely Abstract Landscape Italian Expressionist Oil Painting

Untitled, Lonely Abstract Landscape Italian Expressionist Oil Painting

By Ivan Kurach

Located in Surfside, FL

A soldier in World War II, he was a faithful interpreter of that tragic period; with gray and somber colors, with sad visions, he portrayed those days with force and meaning.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Gouache

Vintage Red Skelton Clown Portrait Painting Print, Canvas on Wood, 1972
Vintage Red Skelton Clown Portrait Painting Print, Canvas on Wood, 1972

Vintage Red Skelton Clown Portrait Painting Print, Canvas on Wood, 1972

Located in W Allenhurst, NJ

“Sad Face Clown” is a fully authorized, low number 135/5000, lithographic reproduction of an original painting of the same name, by Red Skelton.

Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Mutual Sunset Lamp Corporation Brass Hollywood Regency Lamps, Pair
Mutual Sunset Lamp Corporation Brass Hollywood Regency Lamps, Pair

Mutual Sunset Lamp Corporation Brass Hollywood Regency Lamps, Pair

By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.

Located in Southampton, NJ

Gold lined with black faux animal skin lampshades are included. Sades dimensions: : 7.5"L x 7.5"W x 11' H. * * The French Modern Style Wrought Iron Tables With White Stone Tops ca...

Category

1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Sadness

Materials

Brass

Clown with Monkey, Modern Acrylic Painting by Charles Blaze Vukovich
Clown with Monkey, Modern Acrylic Painting by Charles Blaze Vukovich

Clown with Monkey, Modern Acrylic Painting by Charles Blaze Vukovich

Located in Long Island City, NY

His neighbors delight in depositing their old bottles on his doorstep almost every morning Not all of Vukovich's art follows a religious theme. This sad-faced clown gave artist a cha...

Category

20th Century Folk Art Vintage Sadness

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Vintage 5 Bottle Silver Plated Wine Cooler Ice Bucket 20th Century
Vintage 5 Bottle Silver Plated Wine Cooler Ice Bucket 20th Century

Vintage 5 Bottle Silver Plated Wine Cooler Ice Bucket 20th Century

Located in London, GB

It bears a coat of arms and an inscription on one sidet: "I drink champagne when I win, to celebrate ... and I drink champagne when I lose, to console myself" Napoleon Bonaparte The...

Category

Late 20th Century Vintage Sadness

Materials

Silver Plate

Vintage Large 8 Bottle Wine Champagne Cooler Ice Bucket 20th Century
Vintage Large 8 Bottle Wine Champagne Cooler Ice Bucket 20th Century

Vintage Large 8 Bottle Wine Champagne Cooler Ice Bucket 20th Century

Located in London, GB

One side bears a coat of arms and an inscription: "I drink champagne when I win, to celebrate ... and I drink champagne when I lose, to console myself" Napoleon Bonaparte There is a...

Category

Late 20th Century Vintage Sadness

Materials

Silver Plate

Mid Century Oil Portrait on Paper on Board The Slade London Woman Artist Couple
Mid Century Oil Portrait on Paper on Board The Slade London Woman Artist Couple

Mid Century Oil Portrait on Paper on Board The Slade London Woman Artist Couple

Located in Norfolk, GB

A sketchbook of several hundred drawings from this time of the new buildings and infrastructure were exhibited in Novi Sad in around 2017. Her use of colour was exquisite and in her...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Paper, Oil, Board

Gyurkovics Hunor “Utak / Roads” Abstract Oil Painting, Hungary 1999
Gyurkovics Hunor “Utak / Roads” Abstract Oil Painting, Hungary 1999

Gyurkovics Hunor “Utak / Roads” Abstract Oil Painting, Hungary 1999

Located in Debrecen, HU

Born in Pécs, Hungary, in 1941, Gyurkovics Hunor studied in Novi Sad and Belgrade before establishing himself as a painter, graphic artist and educator associated with the Hungarian ...

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1990s Hungarian Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century kimono textile art "Sakura ~Ephemerality~" by ikasu Japan
Early 20th Century kimono textile art "Sakura ~Ephemerality~" by ikasu Japan

Early 20th Century kimono textile art "Sakura ~Ephemerality~" by ikasu Japan

By Lena Okamoto, Kimono ikasu

Located in Setagaya City, JP

This visual movement reflects the Japanese aesthetic concept of mono no aware — an awareness of the gentle sadness and beauty that arises from the impermanence of things.

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1950s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Sadness

Materials

Silk, Wood, Fabric, Textile, String, Thread, Yarn

Judaica Polish Israeli Folk Art Biblical Modernist Oil Painting
Judaica Polish Israeli Folk Art Biblical Modernist Oil Painting

Judaica Polish Israeli Folk Art Biblical Modernist Oil Painting

By Pinchas Shaar

Located in Surfside, FL

The work of Pinchas Shaar is comparable to an inner world, tinged with both humor and sadness. But unlike the German Expressionists, Pinchas Shaar does not paint the "horror".

Category

1960s Folk Art Vintage Sadness

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hollywood Icon Jerry Lewis Owned and Worn Movie Related Yellow Gold Cuff links
Hollywood Icon Jerry Lewis Owned and Worn Movie Related Yellow Gold Cuff links

Hollywood Icon Jerry Lewis Owned and Worn Movie Related Yellow Gold Cuff links

Located in Chicago, IL

Lewis to commemorate the movie "Sad Sack" measuring 7/8 inch in diameter with a raised Caricature with Ruby set eyes 23.8 Grams.

Category

1950s American Vintage Sadness

Materials

Ruby, 14k Gold

Rare Original Signed Di Li Feng (1958 - ) Extra Large Contemporary Oil Painting
Rare Original Signed Di Li Feng (1958 - ) Extra Large Contemporary Oil Painting

Rare Original Signed Di Li Feng (1958 - ) Extra Large Contemporary Oil Painting

Located in West Hartford, CT

Feng is known worldwide for his unique blending of realistic subjects with abstract textures and backgrounds, often drawing from China's imperial past and evoking honor, tragedy, sad...

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1990s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Abstract bronze sculpture attr. to Milun Vidic, Yugoslavia 1970s
Abstract bronze sculpture attr. to Milun Vidic, Yugoslavia 1970s

Abstract bronze sculpture attr. to Milun Vidic, Yugoslavia 1970s

Located in Beograd, RS

Milun Vidić was a Serbian sculptor and professor who graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade and later taught in Novi Sad and Belgrade. The tectonic construction and roug...

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1970s Serbian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Iron Eta 211 - Stanislav Lachmann, 1973
Iron Eta 211 - Stanislav Lachmann, 1973

Iron Eta 211 - Stanislav Lachmann, 1973

Located in Praha, CZ

Fully functional, in perfect original condition. 26x9x9cm The designer Jiří Kapr worked with Lachman on the project of the "sad iron" or "indecent iron", as it was still called in p...

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1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Iron

"Trois Oiseaux sur Une Table" Oil Painting by Bernard Buffet, Circa 1950, France
"Trois Oiseaux sur Une Table" Oil Painting by Bernard Buffet, Circa 1950, France

"Trois Oiseaux sur Une Table" Oil Painting by Bernard Buffet, Circa 1950, France

Located in Girona, Spain

Melancholy Subjects: His most famous works include gaunt, sad clowns, emaciated figures, desolate cityscapes, and grim religious scenes.

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Mid-20th Century French Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Canvas, Paint

"Laquais" from the suite "Les Fleurs du Mal"
"Laquais" from the suite "Les Fleurs du Mal"

"Laquais" from the suite "Les Fleurs du Mal"

By Georges Rouault

Located in San Francisco, CA

His sympathies were for the poor and downtrodden, and he commented that his imagination was stimulated by "the contrast between brilliant, scintillating things intended to amuse and ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Aquatint

Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958

Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958

By Henri Matisse

Located in Richmond, GB

The "Jazz" cut-outs were essentially book illustrations but over the five years that followed Matisse produced cut-outs of increasing size and complexity, ambitious, independent comp...

Category

20th Century Vintage Sadness

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Rolling Stones "Their Satanic Majesties Request" Album Cover Photograph, 1967
Rolling Stones "Their Satanic Majesties Request" Album Cover Photograph, 1967

Rolling Stones "Their Satanic Majesties Request" Album Cover Photograph, 1967

Located in San Francisco, CA

The informality and intimacy of his portraits make his pictures incredibly candid, often funny and sometimes sad. Each seems to be the perfect evocation of an era that changed the wo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Metal

Family of Three, Mid Century Gouache on Paper
Family of Three, Mid Century Gouache on Paper

Family of Three, Mid Century Gouache on Paper

By Ivan Kurach

Located in Surfside, FL

A soldier in World War II, he was a faithful interpreter of that tragic period; with gray and somber colors, with sad visions, he portrayed those days with force and meaning.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Intimate City Scene, oil on canvas by Branislava Modelska-Jovanovic, Yugoslavia
Intimate City Scene, oil on canvas by Branislava Modelska-Jovanovic, Yugoslavia

Intimate City Scene, oil on canvas by Branislava Modelska-Jovanovic, Yugoslavia

Located in Beograd, RS

The city in question is Novi Sad in Serbia, where the artist, Branislava Modelska-Jovanovic, used to teach at the art academy.

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1960s Serbian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

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Sad Cat

Karel AppelSad Cat, 1979

Unavailable

H 24.49 in W 30.24 in

Sad Cat

By Karel Appel

Located in Tbilisi, GE

Lithograph in colors on Japan paper - Published by London Arts Inc. Detroit - Suite: Cats Portfolio - Signed in pencil and numbered Edition of 125 + LXV

Category

20th Century Contemporary Vintage Sadness

Materials

Lithograph

Sad (Pie Chart)
Sad (Pie Chart)

Cary LeibowitzSad (Pie Chart), 1990

Unavailable

H 23.88 in W 23.88 in D 0.75 in

Sad (Pie Chart)

By Cary Leibowitz

Located in New york, NY

High gloss latex paint on wood panel This work was included in Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show at The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco For decades, Leibowitz has been the New...

Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage Sadness

Materials

Latex, Wood Panel

Vintage Multi-color Painting of Sad Boy
Vintage Multi-color Painting of Sad Boy

Vintage Multi-color Painting of Sad Boy

Unavailable

H 36 in W 24 in D 1 in

Vintage Multi-color Painting of Sad Boy

Located in Chicago, IL

Vintage painting of a sad boy in yellow. An evocative face is rendered in shades of grey and purple, signed and dated.

Category

1990s American Folk Art Vintage Sadness

Materials

Paint

New Yorker Cover, Four Sad Zoo Cats

New Yorker Cover, Four Sad Zoo Cats

By Charles Martin

Located in Boothbay Harbor, ME

Charles E. Martin was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts in 1910. Martin was a prolific and respected illustrator. His work appeared in Time and Life magazines, Harper's, The Saturda...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Vintage Metallica 1991 “Sad but True” Distressed Tee
Vintage Metallica 1991 “Sad but True” Distressed Tee

Vintage Metallica 1991 “Sad but True” Distressed Tee

Located in Bear, DE

Vintage Metallica 1991 “Sad but True” Distressed Tee Size Large (see measurements) Vintage condition (do NOT expect this tee to look new.

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1990s American Vintage Sadness

Gallery Dept Vintage Metallica “Sad But True” Tee
Gallery Dept Vintage Metallica “Sad But True” Tee

Gallery Dept Vintage Metallica “Sad But True” Tee

Located in Bear, DE

Gallery Dept Metallica “Sad But True” Tee Size Medium Vintage Tee from the early 90s Amazing Fade EXTREMELY RARE and LIMITED Gallery Dept vintage tee.

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1990s Vintage Sadness

"Reclining Nude" Fauvist Oil
"Reclining Nude" Fauvist Oil

"Reclining Nude" Fauvist Oil, 1970s

Unavailable

H 18 in W 24.75 in D 1 in

"Reclining Nude" Fauvist Oil

Located in Pasadena, CA

Amid the shifting tones, the viewer can discern the outline of a reclining woman whose expression carries a quiet sadness. Her form suggests the aftermath of childbirth, with the rou...

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1970s Fauvist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Oil

Bernard Govin Large Modular Asmara Sofa, 1966. Ligne Roset Edition in white
Bernard Govin Large Modular Asmara Sofa, 1966. Ligne Roset Edition in white

Bernard Govin Large Modular Asmara Sofa, 1966. Ligne Roset Edition in white

By Bernard Govin

Located in London, GB

In 1966 he showed an emblematic work at the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs (SAD) : his Asmara floor seating, produced by Ligne Roset from 1967.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Fabric, Foam

Watercolor Portrait of a Soldier in a Large Black Frame
Watercolor Portrait of a Soldier in a Large Black Frame

Watercolor Portrait of a Soldier in a Large Black Frame, 1960s

Unavailable

H 21.75 in W 21.75 in D 1.25 in

Watercolor Portrait of a Soldier in a Large Black Frame

Located in Pasadena, CA

It compels the viewer to confront the sad narrative encapsulated within the artwork—the resilient human spirit against war's absurdity.

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Oil

Jesus Mariano Leuus Bronze Sculpture of Woman "Untitled"
Jesus Mariano Leuus Bronze Sculpture of Woman "Untitled"

Jesus Mariano Leuus Bronze Sculpture of Woman "Untitled"

By Jesus Mariano Leuus

Located in Los Angeles, CA

He depicts monumental figures that aim to express love, sadness, the rich and the poor, life and death. Here, a seated woman covers her face seemingly as a gesture of sadness, and ne...

Category

20th Century Vintage Sadness

1960s Vibrant Floral Printed Dress
1960s Vibrant Floral Printed Dress

1960s Vibrant Floral Printed Dress

Located in San Francisco, CA

1960s dress featuring an impressionist floral print in vibrant sades of purple, pink, and green. The bodice has a mock turtle neck and a keyhole opening cut out.

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1960s Vintage Sadness

Boat Race Bowl, by Eric Ravilious, Wedgwood 1973
Boat Race Bowl, by Eric Ravilious, Wedgwood 1973

Boat Race Bowl, by Eric Ravilious, Wedgwood 1973

By Wedgwood

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

The artist died during that war, a sad loss to the art world. His designs are striking, and instantly recognisable.

Category

Late 20th Century English Art Deco Vintage Sadness

Materials

Creamware

Large Signed Bronze Statue of Four-Faced Buddha
Large Signed Bronze Statue of Four-Faced Buddha

Large Signed Bronze Statue of Four-Faced Buddha

Unavailable

H 8.27 in W 6.7 in D 6.7 in

Large Signed Bronze Statue of Four-Faced Buddha

Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR

Design: Unique depiction of the Buddha with four faces, each symbolizing an emotional state: Joy: Represents spiritual fulfillment and accomplishment. Sadness: Reflects acceptance an...

Category

1970s Chinese Vintage Sadness

Materials

Bronze

Large Orange And Black Abstract Expressionist Painting by Shirley Bleviss
Large Orange And Black Abstract Expressionist Painting by Shirley Bleviss

Large Orange And Black Abstract Expressionist Painting by Shirley Bleviss

Located in Pasadena, CA

This dichotomy mirrors the human experience, blending emotions like joy and sadness, hope and despair.

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Acrylic

Set of Two Sofas and Three Armchairs, André Renou & Jean-Pierre Génisset, 1956
Set of Two Sofas and Three Armchairs, André Renou & Jean-Pierre Génisset, 1956

Set of Two Sofas and Three Armchairs, André Renou & Jean-Pierre Génisset, 1956

By André Renou and Jean Pierre Genisset, La Cremaillere

Located in Paris, FR

Rare set designed for the SAD of 1956 (Salon des Artistes Décorateurs) by André Renou and Jean-Pierre Génisset (Galerie La Crémaillére) This set is composed by three-seat sofas (...

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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Spring
Spring

Eric SloaneSpring

Unavailable

H 24 in W 30 in

Spring

By Eric Sloane

Located in Methuen, MA

We are EXCITED to offer this wonderful piece by Eric Sloane - but also sad to see this sold, though we would be pleased to have others admire this also.

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1970s American Realist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Oil

Formalist Seascape 1930s Oil on Canvas
Formalist Seascape 1930s Oil on Canvas

Formalist Seascape 1930s Oil on Canvas

Unavailable

H 20 in W 30 in D 1 in

Formalist Seascape 1930s Oil on Canvas

Located in North Beninngton, VT

It's a hard painting to classify because it's formalism is masterful as are the use of color to strike a definite sadness, and yet there is a mysterious quality about it, a Surrealis...

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Mid-20th Century American Vintage Sadness

Modern Colored Pencil Drawing Portrait by Gillian Lefkowitz
Modern Colored Pencil Drawing Portrait by Gillian Lefkowitz

Modern Colored Pencil Drawing Portrait by Gillian Lefkowitz

Unavailable

H 22.75 in W 28.25 in D 1.5 in

Modern Colored Pencil Drawing Portrait by Gillian Lefkowitz

Located in Pasadena, CA

And even if she became a very good decorator, I am sad she does not paint anymore!

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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Wood, Paper

Pablo Picasso - Le Picador (II)
Pablo Picasso - Le Picador (II)

Pablo Picasso - Le Picador (II)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Alassa, CY

For young Pablo, it was an important event that marked Sundays to the extent that he considered sad those Sundays when his father didn’t take him to the bullfight.

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1960s Synthetic Cubist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Lithograph

Mixed Media Color Pencil Drawing by Judy Pike
Mixed Media Color Pencil Drawing by Judy Pike

Judy PikeMixed Media Color Pencil Drawing by Judy Pike

Unavailable

H 18.5 in W 18.5 in D 0.75 in

Mixed Media Color Pencil Drawing by Judy Pike

Located in Pasadena, CA

This approach is deliberate, leading to a feeling of imbalance and absence. A trace of sadness is present on the face, highlighted by the shape of the mouth.

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Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Mixed Media

Susan Sadler 1993 AGTA Spectrum Award Winning Sapphire Brooch or Pendant
Susan Sadler 1993 AGTA Spectrum Award Winning Sapphire Brooch or Pendant

Susan Sadler 1993 AGTA Spectrum Award Winning Sapphire Brooch or Pendant

By Susan Sadler

Located in Nashville, TN

This one of a kind, Susan Sader brooch/ Pendant features a 17.29 ct. fancy cut, Ceylon Blue Sapphire.

Category

1990s American Modern Vintage Sadness

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold

Cubist abstract painting of Man with Guitar
Cubist abstract painting of Man with Guitar

Cubist abstract painting of Man with Guitar

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Some of his work has a sense of sadness and loneliness to it with the colours he chooses to use.

Category

20th Century Vintage Sadness

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rotating Yellow Armchair ECA, Space Age, Germany, 1970s
Rotating Yellow Armchair ECA, Space Age, Germany, 1970s

Rotating Yellow Armchair ECA, Space Age, Germany, 1970s

Unavailable

H 34.65 in W 18.51 in D 19.3 in

Rotating Yellow Armchair ECA, Space Age, Germany, 1970s

Located in Warsaw, PL

Vinyl yellow armchair with chrome backrests, not some sad contemporary. On one of the legs, the signature "ECA" The construction without objections, you can rotate right and left at...

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1970s German Space Age Vintage Sadness

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Garnet Almandine Necklace
Vintage Garnet Almandine Necklace

Vintage Garnet Almandine Necklace

Located in Chesterland, OH

Fifteen minutes of admiring jewelry or interior decoration from a magic garnet and unexplainable sadness will gradually disappear. This stone will help, regardless of whether you bel...

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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Vintage Sadness

Materials

Garnet, Sterling Silver

Large Golden Console by Michel Kiriliuk
Large Golden Console by Michel Kiriliuk

Large Golden Console by Michel Kiriliuk

Unavailable

H 40.56 in W 65.75 in D 19.3 in

Large Golden Console by Michel Kiriliuk

By Michel Kiriliuk

Located in Paris, FR

Michel Kiriliuk participated to numerous fairs : 1990. SAD in Le Grand Palais, Paris 1995. Beach Plaza Monaco 1996.

Category

1990s French Vintage Sadness

Materials

Metal, Brass

THE PUPPET SHOW ..Roy Petley contemporary British
THE PUPPET SHOW ..Roy Petley contemporary British

THE PUPPET SHOW ..Roy Petley contemporary British

By Roy Petley

Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares

“I was down by the river painting away when I first saw this ruin,” he tells me. “I felt very sad about its state. I walked around it; it was all open and broken and you could see th...

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20th Century Impressionist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Oil

THE BALLON SELLER
THE BALLON SELLER

Roy PetleyTHE BALLON SELLER, 2016

Unavailable

H 15.75 in W 23.63 in D 1.58 in

THE BALLON SELLER

By Roy Petley

Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares

“I was down by the river painting away when I first saw this ruin,” he tells me. “I felt very sad about its state. I walked around it; it was all open and broken and you could see th...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Vintage Sadness

Materials

Oil

Black Jello Heart acrylic print #7/50

Black Jello Heart acrylic print #7/50

Located in Westport, CT

While some interpret the Black Jello Heart to evoke sadness alluding to heartbreak, others have described it to be a symbolic color of power and elegance.

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Late 20th Century Pop Art Vintage Sadness

Materials

Archival Pigment

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Vintage Sadness For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the vintage sadness you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. You can easily find an example made in the Post-Impressionist style, while we also have 101 Post-Impressionist versions to choose from as well. Making the right choice when shopping for a vintage sadness may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 20th Century. When looking for the right vintage sadness for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, brown, beige and blue. There have been many interesting vintage sadness examples over the years, but those made by Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, William Weintraub, Simon Natan Karczmar and Peter Emanuel Goldman are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and lithograph — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Vintage Sadness?

The price for a vintage sadness in our collection starts at $61 and tops out at $365,000 with the average selling for $1,576.