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1940’s French Oil on Board “Treat Time” in Gilt Frame
Located in Houston, TX
1940’s French Oil on Board “Treat Time” in Gilt Frame. The 1940s French Oil on Board titled "Treat
Category

Vintage 1940s French Paintings

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

"Two Bottles" American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Female Artist WPA 1940's
By Helen Clark Oldfield
Located in New York, NY
"Two Bottles" American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Female Artist WPA 1940's Helen Clark
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1940s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Young Lady, French Impressionist Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed Mid Century
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
inches Lovely portrait of a young lady, we believe 1940's as the artist has a few paintings of this
Category

1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Post Impressionist Oil Painting Still Life with Fruit William Meyerowitz WPA Art
By William Meyerowitz
Located in Surfside, FL
1940-1945 he taught painting and etching at the Modern School of Self-Expression in the Bronx. He had
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1950s "Rectangle" Mid Century Abstract Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Opper Estate Maroon Abstract c. 1940-1950's Gouache on Paper 15" x 18" Unframed From the estate of
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

1950s "Short Hair" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedman Opper Short Hair c. 1940-1950's Gouache on Paper 15
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

1950s "Too Much" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedman Opper Too Much c. 1940-1950's Gouache on Paper 15" x
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

1950s "Slit" Mid Century Painting Bay Area Artist
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedmann Opper Slit c. 1940-1950's Gouache on Paper 15" x 18
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Subjective Farm Landscape abstract oil painting by Ralph Rosenborg
By Ralph Rosenborg
Located in Hudson, NY
Subjective Farm Landscape 1940 Oil on canvas, 24" x 30" 37.5" x 31" x 2" framed - frame is original
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1950s "Black Floor" Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedman Opper Black Floor c. 1940-1950's Gouache on Paper 15
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Large Colorful Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modernist Beach Landscape
By Ralph Rosenborg
Located in Surfside, FL
Arts 1940[32] Willard married Dan Rhodes Johnson in the early 1940s thus becoming Marian Willard
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Jute

Men & Motorcycles, Mark Beard: Academic Figurative Painting of Four Male Models
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
statuesque bodies. The two men on the right, outfitted in leather jackets and 1940's riding attire, are seen
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Early 2000s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Hillside, Colorado, 1930s Landscape Oil Painting, Hillside Farm with Truck
By Hayes Lyon
Located in Denver, CO
WPA era oil on canvas landscape painting by Hayes Lyon (1901-1987) titled 'The Hillside' from 1938
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Rice Paper Modernist John Von Wicht
Located in Surfside, FL
1950 Von Wicht was painting full time and able to explore his personal expression of abstraction as a
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Oil, Rice Paper

Bold Folk Art Modernist Floral Bouquet Oil Painting Flowers in Vase Gilt Frame
By Samuel Rothbort
Located in Surfside, FL
late 1930's through the 1940's when he began painting "memory paintings " or recreation of his boyhood
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Artist's Wife with Fruit, 1945 American Modern Oil Painting
By Hayes Lyon
Located in Denver, CO
, influencing him to increase his range of originality and expression. In 1942 Lyon enlisted in the U.S. Army
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Large Colorful MCM Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modernist Ralph Rosenborg
By Ralph Rosenborg
Located in Surfside, FL
Arts 1940[32] Willard married Dan Rhodes Johnson in the early 1940s thus becoming Marian Willard
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Jute, Oil, Canvas

Stowe Vermont Village Sleigh Ride, Mid Century Winter Figurative Landscape
By Walter Thomas Sacks
Located in Soquel, CA
. Sacks (American, 1901-1961), c.1940's. Sacks uses a vivid color palette and keen attention to detail to
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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Painting the Paint, " Monoprint, Colored, Framed
Located in Houston, TX
expression. Bert L. Long Jr., was self-taught artist, was born in 1940 in Texas, grew up the Houston’s
Category

1990s Folk Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Monoprint

Intermission (Ballerina) /// Impressionism Degas French Ballet Renoir Figurative
By Pal Fried
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
left Circa: 1940 Medium: Original Oil Painting on Canvas Framing: Recently framed in a gold Louis XV
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1940s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century
By Carlos Lopez
Located in New York, NY
the painting is filled with papers detailing the work. In 1940 Lopez painted a post office mural
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Hortense (Ballerina) /// Impressionism Degas French Ballet Renoir Figurative Art
By Pal Fried
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Circa: 1940 Medium: Original Oil Painting on Canvas Framing: Framed in a light gold Belgian gold Louis
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1940s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Abstract and Fractured, Biomorphic and Geometric Forms
By Agnes Hart
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
the mid to late 1950’s is a nod to Picasso’s famous painting Guernica, which Hart may have seen when
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Breton Woman', Paris Salon, Royal Danish Academy, Impressionist oil, Brittany
By Julius Paulsen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper left, 'Jul. Paulsen' for Julius Paulsen (Danish, 1860-1940) and dated 1919. A
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1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Portrait of a Seated Woman
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
artist Condition: Cleaned and stretched by Monica Radecki, South Bend, Indiana. The painting is unframed
Category

1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Thought Provoking Rock Quarry - Mid Century Abstract
Located in Miami, FL
Painting, 1940-1960,” The Gallery: New Brunswick, NJ, 1981. Cohn, Jan, Covers of the Saturday Evening
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Gouache, Board

Mid Century Nude Figure Study of a Black Woman
By Raul Anguiano
Located in Soquel, CA
, Anguiano attended Guadalajara's Free School of Painting under the tuition of Ixca Farias. From 1928 to
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1960s American Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Paper, Conté, Charcoal

Nudes
Located in Missouri, MO
to Portugal where in August of 1941 they boarded the S. S. Escambion to return to America. In 1940
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20th Century Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Nudes
Nudes
H 14 in W 18 in
Lovers Series No. 15
By George North Morris
Located in Buffalo, NY
1940' his artistic expression was through the use of clay. Most of his pottery was made from local Cape
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1970s Abstract Geometric Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"San Sebastian" Awesome Larger Mid Century Austin Texas piece.
By Kelly Fearing
Located in San Antonio, TX
Brooks, The Way of Art, Inner Vision Outer Expression, vols. 1 and 2, W.S. Benson and Company, Austin
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

San Pedro Harbor
By Paul Sample
Located in New York, NY
, “Eight U.S. Ports” appeared in Fortune, subtitled “A portfolio of paintings, done for FORTUNE by Paul
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20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gary Komarin “White Cake on Purple”, acrylic on paper, 1997
By Gary Komarin
Located in Hampstead, QC
Expressionism of the 1940’s and 1950’s had degenerated into a weak movement with time. According to him, the
Category

1990s American Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Gary Komarin Untitled Black on LIght Green, acrylic on paper, 1997
By Gary Komarin
Located in Hampstead, QC
Expressionism of the 1940’s and 1950’s had degenerated into a weak movement with time. According to him, the
Category

1990s American Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Gary Komarin “Untitled Green Vessel on Yellow Green”, acrylic on paper, 2000
By Gary Komarin
Located in Hampstead, QC
Expressionism of the 1940’s and 1950’s had degenerated into a weak movement with time. According to him, the
Category

Early 2000s American Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Gary Komarin “Untitled Black Vessel on Gray”, acrylic on paper, 2000
By Gary Komarin
Located in Hampstead, QC
Expressionism of the 1940’s and 1950’s had degenerated into a weak movement with time. According to him, the
Category

Early 2000s American Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Original Minimalist Artwork Rune Hagberg Inkpainting Caligraphy circa 1965
Located in EL Waalre, NL
official Sven Hagberg and Ceres Ruthström. in the late 1940’s Hagberg participated in exhibitions, wrote
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Minimalist Paintings

Materials

Other

Flowers In Bloom, Still Life
By Maria Modok
Located in Surfside, FL
paintings from this period, and can be seen in pieces such as Family and Woman in Black. In 1940, Modok
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

On the Path
Located in London, GB
condition. Signed: 'S X Tourte' in the lower right hand. Please enjoy the many photos accompanying the
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1950s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Ink

Rose Tattoo, Original Drawing
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Rose Tattoo Luis Alfonso Jimenez 1940-2006 Original Drawing by Luis Jimenez, 1983. 22 x 30.25
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media, Color Pencil

UNTITLED MOUNTAINS
By Edward Hagedorn
Located in Santa Monica, CA
. Based in the violent and repressive politics of the 1930’s and 1940’s, the best of these images engage
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1930s Surrealist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Tempera

VOLCANO
By Edward Hagedorn
Located in Santa Monica, CA
. Based in the violent and repressive politics of the 1930’s and 1940’s, the best of these images engage
Category

1930s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Tempera

"Untitled, " Charcoal and Pastel Drawing on Paper, Folk artist, Framed and Signed
Located in Houston, TX
Composed of charcoal and pastel, this drawing is a simple, yet lively expression of Long’s playful
Category

Early 2000s Folk Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Paper, Charcoal

DEBRIS - Large Ink Drawing - Study for the Print
By Edward Hagedorn
Located in Santa Monica, CA
. Based in the violent and repressive politics of the 1930’s and 1940’s, the best of these images engage
Category

1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

PLUNGING COMET
By Edward Hagedorn
Located in Santa Monica, CA
. Based in the violent and repressive politics of the 1930’s and 1940’s, the best of these images engage
Category

1930s Surrealist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Granite

Abstract Pastel Crayon Drawing Color Abstract, Seasonal Letter John Von Wicht
Located in Surfside, FL
career. Interior of a Farmhouse was his first painting completed in 1907. Gerhard Bakenhus was able to
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon, Pastel

Abstract Pastel Crayon Drawing Color Abstract, Seasonal Letter John Von Wicht
Located in Surfside, FL
career. Interior of a Farmhouse was his first painting completed in 1907. Gerhard Bakenhus was able to
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon, Oil Pastel

Untitled (Three Ducks Taking to Flight)
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Three Ducks Taking to Flight) Drypoint, c. 1940 Signed lower right Provenance: Estate of
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1940s American Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Before Day Light
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Before Day Light Drypoint, c. 1940 Signed lower right (see photo) Titled lower left (see photo
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1940s American Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Drypoint

"Road to Cripple Creek, Colo., " Wood Engraving by Gerhard H. Bakker
Located in Milwaukee, WI
expression and shape make up every bit of this print, from the road, to the landscape, and the houses. Image
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Black Yellow
By Ellsworth Kelly
Located in Miami, FL
exclusively abstract mode. By the late 1950's, his painting stressed shape and planar masses (often assuming
Category

1970s Minimalist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Blue Wing
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Blue Wing Etching, c. 1940 Signed in the lower right (see photo) Created while the artist was a
Category

1940s American Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

untitled (Duck taking to flight, flushed by a dog)
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
untitled (Duck taking to flight, flushed by a dog) Drypoint & Aquatint, c. 1940 signed lower right
Category

1940s American Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Texas Swing by Luis Jimenez
By Luis Jiménez
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Texas Swing Luis Alfonso Jimenez 1940-2006 Stone Lithograph Edition of 50 Artist Proof 24 x 18
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Fantasy, Japanese, limited edition lithograph, black, white, red, signed, titled
By Toko Shinoda
Located in Santa Fe, NM
must be determined in my mind before I pick up the brush. Then, as they say, the painting just falls
Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Bronco
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Luis Alfonso Jimenez Born, 1940, El Paso, Texas, died 2006, Hondo, New Mexico. Statement: Luis
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Coscolina Con Muerto (Flirt With Death)
Located in Phoenix, AZ
x 39 Luis Alfonso Jimenez Born, 1940, El Paso, Texas, died 2006, Hondo, New Mexico. Statement
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rodeo Queen
Located in Phoenix, AZ
50 Luis Alfonso Jimenez Born, 1940, El Paso, Texas, died 2006, Hondo, New Mexico. Statement: Luis
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rodeo Queen
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Mid Century Modern Clown print, hand signed 144/250 Russian born American artist
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in New York, NY
involvement with painting and etching, he also works in 1970's ceramics. He teaches in this medium for several
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Pencil

Texas Dancing, Hand Colored Stone Lithograph
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Alfonso Jimenez Born, 1940, El Paso, Texas, died 2006, Hondo, New Mexico. Statement: Luis Jimenez, in his
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"The Kiss"
By Josef Zenk
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Congress in Washington D.C. Zenk moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the late 1940's and lived in Upper
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Color, Paper

"The Kiss"
"The Kiss"
H 22 in W 19 in D 2 in
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