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Chicago World's Fair 1933by Glen C. Sheffer
32" x 40" Framed Advertisement Frame
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Price: $706.99 Sale: $353.49 Retro Radiosby Jen Bucheli
17" x 14" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $188.99 Sale: $94.49 Baliby Jen Bucheli
21" x 27" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $243.99 Sale: $121.99 Dream, Live, Today - James Dean Quote
23" x 27" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $256.99 Sale: $128.49 Lets Go To The Lobbyby RetroPlanet
25" x 17" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $202.99 Sale: $101.49 Green, Red, on Orangeby Mark Rothko
27" x 38" Framed Print Frame
Price: $348.99 Sale: $174.49 We're Going To Have Loads of Fun - Blackby Color Me Happy
23" x 27" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $256.99 Sale: $128.49 Play Shuffleboardby Retro Series
25" x 25" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $256.99 Sale: $128.49 Theater Marqueeby RetroPlanet
44" x 16" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $285.99 Sale: $142.99 Megalariaby Rex Ray
44" x 26" Framed Artwork Frame
Price: $375.99 Sale: $187.99 Megalariaby Rex Ray
51" x 27" Framed Artwork Frame
Price: $753.99 Sale: $376.99 Masterpiece, 1962by Roy Lichtenstein
40" x 40" Framed Print Frame
Price: $799.99 Sale: $399.99 Time To Read - Wood Background Colorby Color Me Happy
27" x 23" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $259.99 Sale: $129.99 Best Players Are On The Bench Blueby Color Me Happy
18" x 18" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $176.99 Sale: $88.49 White Cloud over Purple, 1957by Mark Rothko
14" x 14" Framed Print Frame
Price: $143.99 Sale: $71.99 Ohhh...Alright..., 1964by Roy Lichtenstein
15" x 15" Framed Print Frame
Price: $164.99 Sale: $82.49 Diners and Cars VIIIby Helen Flint
25" x 19" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $247.99 Sale: $123.99 Happy Hourby Fiona Stokes-Gilbert
19" x 22" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $200.99 Sale: $100.49 Palm Springs Sunsetby Jen Bucheli
31" x 24" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $282.99 Sale: $141.49 Mid-Century House #1 - Chrysler Black Dogby Larry Hunter
21" x 17" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $182.99 Sale: $91.49 Bon Appetit Cutlery Greyby Color Me Happy
16" x 16" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $156.99 Sale: $78.49 Diners and Cars VIby Helen Flint
25" x 19" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $247.99 Sale: $123.99 Strigosa (detail)by Rex Ray
18" x 18" Framed Artwork Frame
Price: $168.99 Sale: $84.49 Number 18, 1963by Mark Rothko
34" x 36" Framed Print Frame
Price: $746.99 Sale: $373.49 Play Shuffleboardby Retro Series
16" x 16" Framed Advertisement Frame
Price: $164.99 Sale: $82.49 Cherry Pieby Jennifer Bonaventura
16" x 16" Framed Artwork Frame
Price: $154.99 Sale: $77.49 Retro Kitchen III - Just Roll With Itby Color Me Happy
14" x 16" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $147.99 Sale: $73.99 Retro Kitchen II - Look On The Flip Sideby Color Me Happy
14" x 16" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $147.99 Sale: $73.99 Best Players Are On The Bench Greenby Color Me Happy
18" x 18" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $176.99 Sale: $88.49 Popcornby Matthew Labutte
13" x 13" Framed Advertisement Frame
Price: $124.99 Sale: $62.49 Beaches vs. Rat Raceby Anderson Design Group
23" x 29" Framed Artwork Frame
Price: $261.99 Sale: $130.99 Palm Tree Dinerby Catherine Jones
18" x 21" Framed Artwork Frame
Price: $172.99 Sale: $86.49 Untitled, 1949by Mark Rothko
33" x 39" Framed Print Frame
Price: $703.99 Sale: $351.99 Welcome to Palm Springsby Jen Bucheli
21" x 27" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $243.99 Sale: $121.99 Cafe de Matinby Michael Kungl
23" x 27" Framed Advertisement Frame
Price: $244.99 Sale: $122.49 Jigger #1by Rachel Paxton
25" x 25" Framed Art Frame
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Price: $256.99 Sale: $128.49
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Retro Framed Art
A popular artistic style is framed retro art. These works are meant to remind the viewer of the past in some way. This could be by trying to recreate images similar to those that were common in a particular era, or sometimes simply by incorporating patterns, textures, and colors that have been popular in the past.
One way that the creators of framed retro art images evoke nostalgia in the viewer is by portraying objects or locations that were more common in a previous time. Catherine Jones recalls the 1950s-style diner in “Mom’s Diner” and “Ruby’s Diner.” Her “Palm Tree Diner,” interestingly, does not contain a picture of a diner as such, but rather looks like an advertisement for such a diner, with color and font choices consistent with advertisements from the 1950s.
Other artists take a less literal approach to re-creating the past. Rex Ray uses color, shape, and pattern to suggest a particular era, although the images themselves are abstract. His “Acapulco Two” uses predominantly red and orange in oval shapes, which is similar to the graphic style in many 1950s advertisements. Ray’s “Macilenta,” on the other hand, shows softer colors in radial patterns, making for a tie-dyed look reminiscent of the late 1960s.
Another way that framed retro wall art taps into nostalgia is by actually evoking art from previous times. Although Roy Lichstenstein painted many of his most famous pieces in the 1950s, works like “Drowning Girl” and “Masterpiece” contain a clear influence from comic books and comic strips of the 1930s and 1940s.
