1940s Prints and Multiples

John Buckland Wright (1897-1954), The Virgin and the Unicorn (large version), wood engraving in colors, 1947, the original block and a proof, the...

Engraving, aquatint and mixed intaglio Signed, dated and annotated "AP" References And Exhibitions: Tschacbasov was a Russian/Amiercan artist who was widely exhibited and collecte...

Isabel Bishop (1902-1988), Putting on the Coat, etching, 1943, signed in pencil lower right and titled (Putting on Coat (front)) lower left margins. Reference: Teller 31. In excellen...

Original vintage advertising poster in French promoting the Tek brand of toothbrush - Demand the small round Tek / Exigez bien la petite Tek ronde. Great mid-century design by the graphic artist Fritz Buhler...

Original vintage World War Two poster: Civil Defence, Women wanted for Evacuation Service, offer your services to your local council or any branch of Women's Voluntary Services. Image of lady volunteers helping a group of evacuee children dressed...

Original vintage travel advertising poster for the London Midland and Scottish Railway – Your Friends on the LMS featuring a great...

Detailed black and white etching of a man playing the accordion by artist Louis Joseph Soulas, 1944. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a ...

This drypoint from 1942 was printed in a very small edition. Signed under the image in pencil at the lower right. Armin Landeck (1905-1984) was born in Crandon, Wisconsin, June 4...

Colograph. Printed in three colours: yellow, blue grey and black. Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 75

Original vintage sport event advertising poster for the 37th Swiss Ski Races / Schweizerisches Skirennen held in Arosa Switzerland from 5-7 March 1943. Stunning design depicting a la...

Barnet, Will. CHILD REACHING. Szoke 83, Cole 82, Johnson 65. Woodcut, 1940. Edition of 25. Titled and signed in pencil. 7 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches (image), 8 1/8 x 11 1/2 inches (sheet). ...

Signed, titled, dated and editioned in pencil by the artist Edition: 30 prints, plus trial proofs; this print numbered 11/30 Provenance: Estate of the artist Bibliography...

1944, Color lithograph. Hans Falk was born in Zurich in 1918. He studied at the Lucerne School of Applied Arts and then completed an apprenticeship as a graphic designer. In 1942...

Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Daniel Garber (1880 - 1958). One of the two most important and, so far, the most valuable of the New Hope School Painters, Daniel Garber was born on April 11, 1880, in North Manchester, Indiana. At the age of seventeen, he studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati with Vincent Nowottny. Moving to Philadelphia in 1899, he first attended classes at the "Darby School," near Fort Washington; a summer school run by Academy instructors Anshutz and Breckenridge. Later that year, he enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. His instructors at the Academy included Thomas Anshutz, William Merritt Chase and Cecilia Beaux. There Garber met fellow artist Mary Franklin while she was posing as a model for the portrait class of Hugh Breckenridge. After a two year courtship, Garber married Mary Franklin on June 21, 1901. In May 1905, Garber was awarded the William Emlen Cresson Scholarship from the Pennsylvania Academy, which enabled him to spend two years for independent studies in England, Italy and France. He painted frequently while in Europe, creating a powerful body of colorful impressionist landscapes depicting various rural villages and farms scenes; exhibiting several of these works in the Paris Salon. Upon his return, Garber began to teach Life and Antique Drawing classes at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women in 1907. In the summer of that same year, Garber and family settled in Lumbertville, Pennsylvania, a small town just north of New Hope. Their new home would come to be known as the "Cuttalossa," named after the creek which occupied part of the land. The family would divide the year, living six months in Philadelphia at the Green Street townhouse while he taught, and the rest of the time in Lambertville. Soon Garber’s career would take off as he began to receive a multitude of prestigious awards for his masterful Pennsylvania landscapes. During the fall of 1909, he was offered a position to teach at the Pennsylvania Academy as an assistant to Thomas Anshutz. Garber became an important instructor at the Academy, where he taught for forty-one years. Daniel Garber painted masterful landscapes depicting the Pennsylvania and New Jersey countryside surrounding New Hope. Unlike his contemporary, Edward Redfield, Garber painted with a delicate technique using a thin application of paint. His paintings are filled with color and light projecting a feeling of endless depth. Although Like Redfield, Garber painted large exhibition size canvases with the intent of winning medals, and was extremely successful doing so, he was also very adept at painting small gem like paintings. He was also a fine draftsman creating a relatively large body of works on paper, mostly in charcoal, and a rare few works in pastel. Another of Garber’s many talents was etching. He created a series of approximately fifty different scenes, most of which are run in editions of fifty or less etchings per plate. Throughout his distinguished career, Daniel Garber was awarded some of the highest honors bestowed upon an American artist. Some of his accolades include the First Hallgarten Prize from the National Academy in 1909, the Bronze Medal at the International Exposition in Buenos Aires in 1910, the Walter Lippincott Prize from the Pennsylvania Academy and the Potter Gold Medal at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1911, the Second Clark Prize and the Silver Medal from the Corcoran Gallery of Art for “Wilderness” in 1912, the Gold Medal from the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco of 1915, the Second Altman Prize in1915, the Shaw prize in 1916, the First Altman Prize in 1917, the Edward Stotesbury Prize in1918, the Temple Gold Medal, in 1919, the First William A...

Original vintage World War Two recruitment poster for the USCG United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve (known as SPARS from the Latin USCG motto Semper Paratus...

Artist: Harry Bertoia Title: Untitled 3 Year: circa 1945 Medium: Monoprint on Rice Paper Paper Size: 9 x 11 inches Frame: 14.5 x 17.5 inches

Artist: Harry Bertoia Title: Untitled 4 Year: circa 1945 Medium: Monoprint on Rice Paper Paper Size: 9 x 11 inches Frame: 14.5 x 17.5 inches

An original woodcut on japan paper created by master American artist Will Barnet in 1942.

Original vintage travel advertising poster: Washington – American Airlines. Fantastic artwork by one of the most renowned poster artists of the 20th century Edward McKnight Kauffer (...

Diana Thorne’s Dogs: An Album of Drawings. Diana Thorne. Julian Messner, Inc. New York, 1944. 24 Drawings in Lithography. “In drawing them,” she writes, “I have tried to ma...

Original vintage sport advertising poster in French: Winter Sports – Happiness and Health / Sports d'Hiver – Joie et Sante. Great image by Edi Hauri (1911-1988) of a smiling young la...

Diana Thorne’s Dogs: An Album of Drawings. Diana Thorne. Julian Messner, Inc. New York, 1944. 24 Drawings in Lithography. “In drawing them,” she writes, “I have tried to ma...

Signed Lower Right Titled Lower Left Numbered Lower Center Josef Zenk (1904-2000) Josef Zenk was born in New York City in 1904. After graduating from high school he studied ...

Original vintage British Railways poster - Sands across the Sea - Brittany Normandy Picardy - Details of services from any Station or from Continental E...

Original vintage sailing poster: Come to Britain for Yachting. Great scenic image of sailing boats on the water with hills in the background an...

Strange Animals Engraving, 1949 Signed, dated, and titled in pencil by the artist The composition was created at the Univerisity of Iowa while the artist was enrolled in the famous M...

Original vintage World War Two American Airlines poster: It takes 2 to make a fight for victory - American Airlines AA - We are American. Ima...

Diana Thorne’s Dogs: An Album of Drawings. Diana Thorne. Julian Messner, Inc. New York, 1944. 24 Drawings in Lithography. “In drawing them,” she writes, “I have tried to ma...

Diana Thorne’s Dogs: An Album of Drawings. Diana Thorne. Julian Messner, Inc. New York, 1944. 24 Drawings in Lithography. “In drawing them,” she writes, “I have tried to ma...

Diana Thorne’s Dogs: An Album of Drawings. Diana Thorne. Julian Messner, Inc. New York, 1944. 24 Drawings in Lithography. “In drawing them,” she writes, “I have tried to ma...

Original vintage World War Two poster: More Production. He's a fighting fool - give him the best you've got. Image of an anti-aircraft gunner in a helmet watching the sky with three airplanes flying overhead. Artwork by Fred Ludekens (1900-1982). Printed by the US Government Printing Office, War Production Board - A3. The WPB was a government agency established during WW2 by US President, Franklin D...

Artist: Salvador Dali Title: St. George and the Dragon Medium: Etching on J. Whatman wove paper Year: 1947 Edition: 250 Frame Size: 31 3/4" x 24 1/2" Sheet Size: 22 5/8" x 15 1/4" Im...

Henry Moore (British, 1898 - 1986) "Sculptural Objects" - 1949 Lithograph, signed in the plate. Mounted to backing sheet support Image Size: 19.5 x 30 in. Sheet Size: 22 x 32.5 i...

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Wonderful example of iconic Pin Up girls of early 20th Century titled "The Enchantress" by famed Pin Up artist Rolf Armstrong (American, 1889-1960) Circa 1...

Lucien Boucher 🇫🇷 (1889 - 1971), a multifaceted artist known for his prowess as a painter, engraver, poster designer, and draftsman, left an indelible imprint on his era through his remarkable works. His journey into the world of art began with ceramics, studying at the renowned Sèvres School. However, the tumultuous events of World War I redirected his path. In 1914, Boucher was sent to the frontlines, where he experienced captivity as a prisoner of war. It was during this trying period that he discovered his innate talent for drawing. Initially recognized for his caricatures in the humorous weekly magazine he eventually ventured into designing posters and flyers, most notably for Air France. One of Boucher's most captivating creations is his 1948 poster...

Marie LAURENCIN Rider and dancer, 1949 Color etching Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11in) INFORMATION : Created by Laurencin and engraved by Lo...

Artist: Henri Matisse Title: Plate 4: L'Angoisse qui s'Amasse en Frappant sous la Gorge (Mounting Anxiety that Rises in her Throat) Portfolio: Pasiphae Medium: Linocut on Arches vell...

Pablo Ruiz Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973) 'Head (Non Vouloir)', 1942 Burin engraving on block reproduction on paper Vergé d'Arches 7.3 x 5.6 in. (18.3 x 14 cm.) Unframed ID: PIC2001-010 ...

Odilon Redon was a masterful practitioner of the art of lithography. With the exception of two experimental color lithographs, Redon enjoyed working exclusively in black and white. Flaubert’s richly mystical writings on the tribulations of Saint Antoine...

The 1943 poster titled "Katyn - Paradise Underground..." is a poignant and historically significant artwork that sheds light on a tragic chapter of World War II. Created during a tumultuous time, this poster serves as a visual reminder of the atrocities committed at Katyn. The artist behind this poster is not widely known, but their message is powerful. The poster features an arresting image of bound hands breaking free from the earth, symbolizing the victims of the Katyn Massacre who were executed and buried in mass graves. Katyn, a forest in Russia, became the site of a mass murder of Polish military officers and intellectuals by the Soviet NKVD in 1940. The poster's title, "Paradise Underground," is ironic, as it alludes to the horrific fate that befell these victims who were buried in secret graves. This poster is significant not only for its artistic composition but also for its role in raising awareness about the Katyn Massacre during the war. It was essential in disseminating information about the Soviet Union's actions, which had initially been denied by Soviet authorities. Today, "Katyn - Paradise Underground..." stands as a somber testament to the enduring power of art to convey complex and tragic narratives. It reminds us of the importance of remembering historical events and the role that art plays...

French cartoon print

Original vintage World War Two poster by the notable British cartoonist and illustrator Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird; 1887-1965) from the popular and iconic Careless Talk Costs Lives wartime propaganda series issued by the Ministry of Information - but for Heaven's sake don't say I told you! - featuring an image of a person wearing a coat and hat, talking on the phone in a traditional English red telephone...

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Help Britain Finish the Job! - featuring dynamic artwork depicting a warship at sea crashing through waves towards the viewer and s...

Original poster Propaganda - Politics - USSR - Russia Back to 1943... France is occupied by Nazi Germany. The Nazi General Staff had great difficulty in supporting the war effort ...

Lithograph on vellum paper, Edition of 25 Paper size: 33 x 26.5 cms (13 x 10 1/2 ins) Image size: 31.5 x 21.2 cms (12 3/8 x 8 3/8 ins)

To promote travel to West Africa and Equatorial Africa, Air France asked Vincent Guerra, a renowned French artist, to design this original poster. Airline - Aviation - Tourism 1st ...

Original travel poster, made in 1948 by Air France for destinations in the Middle East. We can see a constellation plane passing over the Sphinx of Giza. Airline - Aviation - Touris...

Thomas Hart Benton, 'Threshing', lithograph, 1941, edition 250, Fath 48. Signed in pencil. Signed in the stone, lower left. A fine, richly-inked impression, on off-white, wove paper, with full margins (1 3/8 to 1 5/8 inches), in excellent condition. Published by Associated American Artists. Image size 9 5/16 x 13 13/16 inches (237 x 351 mm); sheet size 12 1/2 x 16 5/8 inches (318 x 422 mm). Archivally matted to museum standards, unframed. Impressions of this work are held in the following museum collections: Art Institute of Chicago, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, High Museum of Art, McNay Art Museum, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, and Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. ABOUT THE ARTIST “Benton’s idiom was essentially political and rhetorical, the painterly equivalent of the country stump speeches that were a Benton family tradition. The artist vividly recalled accompanying his father, Maecenas E. Benton — a four-term U.S. congressman, on campaigns through rural Missouri. Young Tom Benton grew up with an instinct for constituencies that led him to assess art on the basis of its audience appeal. His own art, after the experiments with abstraction, was high-spirited entertainment designed to catch and hold an audience with a political message neatly bracketed between humor and local color.” —Elizabeth Broun “Thomas Hart Benton: A Politician in Art,” Smithsonian Studies in American Art, Spring 1987, p. 61 Born in 1889 in Neosho, Missouri, Benton spent much of his childhood and adolescence in Washington, D.C., where his lawyer father, Maecenas Eason Benton, served as a Democratic member of Congress from 1897 to 1905. Hoping to groom him for a political career, Benton’s father sent him to Western Military Academy. After nearly two years at the academy, Benton convinced his mother to support him through two years at the Art Institute of Chicago, followed by two more years at the Academie Julian in Paris. Benton returned to America in 1912 and moved to New York to pursue his artistic career. One of his first jobs was painting sets for silent movies, which were being produced in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Benton credits this experience with giving him the skills he needed to make his large-scale murals. When World War I broke out, Benton joined the Navy. Stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, he was assigned to create drawings of the camouflaged ships arriving at Norfolk Naval Station. The renderings were used to identify vessels should they be lost in battle. Benton credited being a ‘camofleur’ as having a profound impact on his career. “When I came out of the Navy after the First World War,” he said, “I made up my mind that I wasn’t going to be just a studio painter, a pattern maker in the fashion then dominating the art world–as it still does. I began to think of returning to the painting of subjects, subjects with meanings, which people, in general, might be interested in.” While developing his ‘regionalist’ vision, Benton also taught art, first at a city-supported school and then at The Art Students League (1926–1935). One of his students was a young Jackson Pollock, who looked upon Benton as a mentor and a father figure. In 1930, Benton was commissioned to paint a mural for the New School for Social Research. The ‘America Today’ mural, now on permanent exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was followed by many more commissions as Benton’s work gained acclaim. The Regionalist Movement gained popularity during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Painters, including Benton, Grant Wood, and John Steuart Curry, rejected modernist European influences preferring to depict realistic images of small-town and rural life—reassuring images of the American heartland during a period of upheaval. Time Magazine called Benton 'the most virile of U.S. painters of the U.S. Scene,' featuring his self-portrait on the cover of a 1934 issue that included a story about 'The Birth of Regionalism.' In 1935, Benton left New York and moved back to Missouri, where he taught at the Kansas City Art Institute. Benton’s outspoken criticism of modern art, art critics, and political views alienated him from many influencers in political and art scenes. While remaining true to his beliefs, Benton continued to create murals, paintings, and prints of some of the most enduring images of American life. The dramatic and engaging qualities of Benton’s paintings and murals attracted the attention of Hollywood producers. He was hired to create illustrations and posters for films, including his famous lithographs for the film adaptation of John Steinbeck’s ‘Grapes of Wrath’ produced by Twentieth Century Fox. Benton’s work can be found at the Art Institute of Chicago, High Museum of Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Library of Congress, McNay Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, National Gallery of Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, The Truman Library and many other museums and galleries across the US. He was elected to the National Academy of Design, has illustrated many books, authored his autobiography, and is the subject of ‘Thomas Hart Benton,’ a documentary by Ken Burns.

A color, stone lithograph titled 'Edward' by Nura Woodson Ulreich (American, 1899–1950) with certification of authenticity stamped verso. A fresh ...

We also have a full set of 8 available - just search: To see our other original vintage public information posters, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the poster you want. We have a whole series referring to environmental issues on the theme of "Waste not want not" and caring for the environment and recycling. Cyril Kenneth Bird ‘Fougasse’ (British, 1887-1965) Careless Talk Costs Lives Lithographic poster c.1940 32 x 20 cm (12.5 x 8 in) The cartoonist Fougasse, was a British cartoonist who was art editor of Punch 1937-1949, and subsequently editor until 1953. He is best known for his ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’ series of posters, and the other posters both for the Ministry of Information, London Underground and others. The Ministry of Information’s wartime poster...

We also have a full set of 8 available - just search: To see our other original vintage public information posters, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the poster you want. We have a whole series referring to environmental issues on the theme of "Waste not want not" and caring for the environment and recycling. Cyril Kenneth Bird ‘Fougasse’ (British, 1887-1965) Careless Talk Costs Lives Lithographic poster c.1940 32 x 20 cm (12.5 x 8 in) The cartoonist Fougasse, was a British cartoonist who was art editor of Punch 1937-1949, and subsequently editor until 1953. He is best known for his ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’ series of posters, and the other posters both for the Ministry of Information, London Underground and others. The Ministry of Information’s wartime poster...

Very nice original poster from 1946 by Guy Arnoux for Air France and its trips to North America. A Lockheed Constellation flies from France to the buildings of New York. An optimis...

Untitled (Youth With Kite) 1941 Signed, titled, and numbered, recto Etching (Edition of 75) 10.375 x 5.375 inches (26.4 x 13.7 cm) Contact gallery for price. This work is offere...

Bernard Brussel-Smith, 'Allen Street El', chiaroscuro wood engraving, 1941, edition 140. Signed, titled, and numbered '84/140' in pencil. Signed and dated in the block, upper right. ...

Splendid poster realized around the years 1940 by Julio Garcia to promote tourism in the magnificent region of the Basque Country. The Basque country is ...

To see our other original vintage warbird aeroplane posters, photographs and paintings, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" 1942 MacArthur name "Rufe" Mitsubishi "Type OO" - World War II Japanese float...