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1940s Modernism Neoclassical Mexican Mahogany Table Lamps Style Luis Barragan
By Luis Barragan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Table lamps
Adjustable height Mahogany table lamps, Mexican Modernism of Luis Barragan, Roberto and
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
'Church with House and Tree' – Artist's Personal Letterhead, 1940s Modernism
By Lyonel Feininger
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
letterhead image: 'Falls Village, Connecticut September 26th, 1940'.
A fine impression, on buff, wove
Category
1930s Bauhaus Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Leonard Maurer Painting, 1949
By Leonard Maurer
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
American 1940's modernism with clear influences of Jackson Pollock.
Category
Vintage 1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
1940s Sophisticated Regency Bronze on Black Table Lamp Arturo Pani Mexico
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Modernism of Mexico Sophisticated Hollywood Regency bronze table Lamp
Style of Arturo Pani
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
'River View' — 1940s American Modernism
By Edward August Landon
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
the Springfield Museum of Fine Arts in 1940.
Landon became one of the founding members of the
Category
1940s American Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
'Child Reaching' — 1940s American Modernism
By Will Barnet
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Will barnet, 'Child Reaching', woodcut, 1940, edition 25, Cole 82. Signed and titled in pencil. A
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
1940s Neoclassical Fleur de Lis Side Table Arturo Pani Modernism Mexico City
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
circa 1940s Neoclassical Fleur de Lis Side Table Arturo Pani Modernism Mexico City
Two tables are
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 21.25 in W 32.5 in D 17.75 in
'Priests' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lynd Ward, 'Priests' from the series 'Moriae Encomium (The Praise of Folly)', mezzotint, 1943, no edition, proofs only. Signed in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on cream ...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
H 7.75 in W 4.75 in D 0.01 in
'Judges' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lynd Ward, 'Judges' from the series 'Moriae Encomium (In Praise of Folly),' mezzotint, 1943, no edition, proofs only. Signed, dated, and titled in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impr...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
H 7.82 in W 4.88 in D 0.01 in
'Doctor' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lynd Ward, 'Doctor' from the series 'Moriae Encomium (In Praise of Folly),' mezzotint, 1943, no edition, proofs only. Signed in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on cream wo...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
H 7.75 in W 4.75 in D 0.01 in
'Pope' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lynd Ward, 'Pope' from the series 'Moriae Encomium (In Praise of Folly),' mezzotint, 1943, no edition, proofs only. Signed in pencil. Annotated 'POPE - CARDINAL - BISHOP' - 1943 in i...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
H 7.75 in W 4.75 in D 0.01 in
"Swirling Seas, " Nathaniel Dirk, watercolor, seascape, modernism, ca 1940s
By Nathaniel Dirk
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1895, Nathaniel Dirk studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and Art Students League in New York under Max Weber, Boardman Robinson and Kenneth Hayes Mi...
Category
1940s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'Pulitzer Fountain, Evening" — 1940s American Modernism, New York City
By Ellison Hoover
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Ellison Hoover, 'Pulitzer Fountain, Evening', lithograph, circa 1940, edition c. 40. Signed in
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
'Dogs of War' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lynd Ward, 'Dogs of War' from the series 'Moriae Encomium (The Praise of Folly),' mezzotint, 1943, no edition, proofs only. Signed in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on cr...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
H 7.75 in W 4.82 in D 0.01 in
Japanese Modernism Chest by IARI , b
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Japanese Modernism Chest by IARI
Category
Vintage 1940s Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Japanese Modernism Chest by IARI , a
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Japanese Modernism Chest by IARI
Category
Vintage 1940s Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Early Rare Edward Wormley Mahogany Coffee Table, Dunbar Furniture, 1940's
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Culver City, CA
the 1940's where craftsmanship reigned supreme.
Dunbar Furniture is the Indiana-based enchanters who
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
American Modernism, a Pair of Nude Males, Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture, ca. 1940s
Located in New York, NY
older one supporting the falling down body of the youth, was created by an anonymous artist circa 1940s
Category
Vintage 1940s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 25 in W 9 in D 5 in
Pair of Scandinavian Elm Wood Bridge Chairs, 1940's-1950's
By Fritz Hansen, Jindrich Halabala
Located in Norwalk, CT
between the Art Deco and Mid-Century styles, blending French Modernism with Scandinavian practicality and
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Elm
'Chinoiserie' — Mid-Century Modernism
By Edward August Landon
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Springfield Museum of Fine Arts in 1940.
Landon became one of the founding members of the National Serigraph
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
CIRCA 1940's MAISON JANSEN DUCK / SWAN HEAD SIDE TABLE POLISHED CHROME & BRASS
By Maison Jansen
Located in GB
circa 1940's polished chrome and brass Maison Jansen France side table or stool with Duck's heads
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco End Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
H 19.3 in W 26.78 in D 14.38 in
'African Idol' — 1930s American Modernism
By Robert Vale Faro
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Vale Faro, untitled (African Idol), serigraph, c. 1940, edition 6. Signed in pencil. A fine
Category
1940s American Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
'Exhortation' (Priest) — Mid-Century Modernism
By Edward August Landon
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
in 1940.
Landon became one of the founding members of the National Serigraph Society and served as
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Rare Model 107 Chair by Viggo Boesen for Slagelse Mobelvaerk, Denmark, c. 1940's
By Viggo Boesen, Slagelse Mobelvaerk
Located in Norwalk, CT
– an iconic masterpiece embodying the essence of early Danish Modern design.
Dating back to the 1940
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Beech
H 28 in W 28 in D 32 in
Joaquim Tenreiro: Exceptional Pair of Jacaranda Armchairs, Brazil 1940's
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
, in jacaranda, by pioneer of Brazilian modernism Joaquim Tenreiro. With their slim profile and
Category
Vintage 1940s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit
By Max Arthur Cohn
Located in New York, NY
"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit. 26 x 28 inches
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Original Vintage WWII Poster Future Progress Savings Industry Modernism Design
By Eric Fraser
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster featuring stylised montage artwork by the British magazine and book illustrator and graphic designer Eric Fraser (1902-1983) depictin...
Category
Vintage 1940s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 28.75 in W 19.3 in D 0.04 in
'The Orange Point' — Mid-Century Modernism
By Thomas A. Robertson
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
'The Orange Point', color serigraph, edition 54, c. 1940. Signed, titled, and annotated 'Ed/54' in
Category
1940s American Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
'The French Farm' — Mid-Century Modernism
By Edward August Landon
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
the Springfield Museum of Fine Arts in 1940.
Landon became one of the founding members of the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Screen
Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism
By Henry Ernst Schnakenberg
Located in New York, NY
Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism
Henry
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Original Vintage War Poster Blood Donors Needed WWII Emergency Modernism Design
By Abram Games
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Blood donors are needed urgently to save lives Emergency blood transfusion service - featuring a modernist design by the notable British graph...
Category
Vintage 1940s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 19.3 in W 12.6 in D 0.04 in
"Drawing Study" Charles Burchfield, American Modernism Design
By Charles E. Burchfield
Located in New York, NY
America."
In the 1940s, Burchfield returned to ideas begun in early fantasy scenes that he often expanded
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
H 17.25 in W 21.25 in
FLIGHT American Futurism Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Oil Painting Realism
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
FLIGHT American Futurism Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Oil Painting Realism
Daniel Celentano
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wim Den Boon Dutch Modernism Dining Chairs, 1950s
By Wim Den Boon
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wim Den Boon; Dutch Modernism; Dining chairs; Side chairs; Dutch design;
Wim Den Boon was a
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Reclining Nude — Mid-Century Modernism, African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
he attended in the early 1940s on scholarship.
In 1949 he founded the Printmaking Workshop, an
Category
1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism
By Kyra Markham
Located in New York, NY
"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism. 30 x 24 inches
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1940s Art Deco Curved Banana Sofa
Located in ŚWINOUJŚCIE, 32
Danish Art Deco Banana Sofa from 1940s.
This beautiful three-seater sofa recalls the Art Deco style
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Wood
"Two Figures, " Louis Stone, Abstract, American WPA Modernism
By Louis Stone
Located in New York, NY
in Woodstock, New York before traveling to Florida where Stone and painter James S. Morris co-founded
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Family at the Beach WPA Modernism American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
Family at the Beach WPA Modernism American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century
William Gropper
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor, Ink, Paper
Early Danish Art Deco Aage Hansen Tall Back Armchair Beginning of Modernism
By Carl Hansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice early rear beginning of Mid-Century Modern era tall back Danish lounge armchair. Very comfortable spring loaded seat. Retains original label: "ARKITEKT AAGE Hansen BOLIGMON...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Swedish Modern Pine Stool, Sweden 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
go out of style which is Scandinavian Modernism. It is no small achievement to be able to exercise
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Abstract Cubist Construction Collage Mid 20th Century American Modernism Cubism
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Cubist Construction Collage Mid 20th Century American Modernism Cubism
Vaclav Vytacil
Category
1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Board, Casein
Monumental Chandelier in Alabaster, Art Nouveau or Modernism or Jugendstil
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style for sale.
Style: Art Nouveau or Modernism
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Alabaster, Chrome
"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
.
In the late 1940's Bohrod began working with ceramics, which he said influenced him towards
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Midcentury Dutch Plywood Chair, the Netherlands, 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
historical purpose. In the 1940s, this model was known as a UKG (ultra-short wave) chair, as it was used in
Category
Vintage 1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Plywood
Swedish Modern Two-Seater Sofa, Sweden 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Modernism centre around minimalism, simplicity, and functionalism. This sofa not only follows these
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Danish Cabinetmaker Carved Oak Armchair, Denmark, 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
.
Function combined with inspiration from nature creates a very warm strain of modernism that is very easy to
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
"Reclining Figure" Walt Kuhn, Figurative Nude Line Drawing, American Modernism
By Walt Kuhn
Located in New York, NY
book titled, Fifty Paintings by Walt Kuhn.
By the 1940s, Kuhn’s eccentric behavior began to take on
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
Danish Cabinetmaker Modern Bouclé Daybed, Denmark, 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
choice of materials. This daybed excels in these areas, bringing modernism and quality to any space
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Daybeds
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Upholstered Danish Cabinetmaker Banana Sofa, Denmark, 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
.
Visually, this three-seater sofa represents Nordic modernism in a couple of ways: it rejects the
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
1940s Bronze Cocktail Table by Roberto & Mito Block Mexico
By Roberto and Mito Block
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Spectacular Round Cocktail Table Roberto & Mito Block Mexico
Made in Bronze Brass Mirror Art
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing
By Jean Xceron
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing.
A modernist artist
Category
1940s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion
By Mervin Jules
Located in New York, NY
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion
The board measures
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA.
David Fredenthal
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
1940s Regency Mohair Wingback Armchair Arturo Pani Mexico City
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Mexican Regency modernism high wingback lounge armchair by Arturo Pani
Retains original brown
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Mohair
Swedish Modern Armchairs with Curling Arms, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
armchairs.
The main principles of Swedish Modernism centre around minimalism, simplicity and
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
AB Åby Möbelfabrik Pine Rocking Chair, Sweden 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Swedish design.
Taking influence from the golden age of modernism in Sweden and the 1930s’ cabin
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Pine
Danish Cabinetmaker Three-Seater Banana Sofa, Denmark 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
recognizable touch of Danish Modernism. Thanks to its elegantly curved shape, this type of sofa is often
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
Mural), 1940s; Flushing (New York) Library, 1936; P.S. No.150, Sunnyside, Long Island, New York; U.S
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"A Marro" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
: Cradle of Aviation Museum (Grunman Aircraft Mural), 1940s; Flushing (New York) Library, 1936; P.S. No.150
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
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