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Midcentury Water Color from Axl Leskoschek, Original Frame, 1946, Austria
Located in Vienna, Austria
Axl Leskoschek, an Austrian artist was born on September 3rd 1889 in Graz, Austria. He died on February 12, 1976 in Vienna, Austria.
He began his studies with Law but in 1917 he had...
Category
Austrian Aesthetic Movement Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Monumental Geometric Abstract by Andrew Spence
Located in Pasadena, CA
Extremely large scale work by listed artist Andrew Spence (b.1947). Intense blue with black and white geometric forms create a striking work.
Mr. Spenc...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Signed French Neoclassical Framed and Glass Cover Painting Resting Nude Woman 40
Located in Miami, FL
Signed French framed painting resting nude woman from the 1940.
Traditionally those paintings were hung above the bed in a master bedroom in France.
...
Category
French French Provincial Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Wood
Kurt Thorsén, Sweden, Oil on Canvas, Self Portrait of the Artist, Dated 1943
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kurt Thorsén, Sweden. Oil on canvas. Self-portrait of the artist. Dated 1943.
The canvas measures: 93 x 52 cm.
The frame measures: 6 cm.
In excellent condition.
Signed and dated.
Category
Swedish Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
French 1940s Gouache on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 1940s gouache on paper. Custom framed with sandblasted oak frame with acid free paper and UV glass.
Category
French Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Pencil
Painting of an Appeasing Nude by Adam Sherriff Scott
By Adam Sherriff Scott 1
Located in Montreal, QC
Adam Sherriff Scott was born in Perth, Scotland and began his art education in 1903 at the Edinburgh School of Art. He was awarded the Allen-Fraser Scholarship to continue his studies for four years at the Allen-Fraser institute, which was a finishing school for talented young artists, and studied under George Harcourt A.R.A. After this, he continued his studies at the Slade School under Henry Tonks as well as at the National Gallery and the Tate Gallery. In 1912, he moved to Canada. He worked for an American who commissioned him to paint large scenes of the Canadian West to sell to real estate agents. Scott moved to Montreal in 1915 He became a member of the Beaver Hall...
Category
Canadian Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Original Earl MacPherson Pastel Painting of a Pin-Up Girl with Balloons, 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Offered here for your consideration is a vintage original Earl MacPherson pastel painting of a pin-up girl.
Depicting a blond, smiling, nude pin-up girl dressed only with two larg...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paper
"Yellow Swimsuit, " Ghostly Casein Painting of a Man at the Beach, in 1943
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This pale, almost ghostly painting by John Winters depicts a tall, lithe young man with a yellow swimsuit and towel on the beach along Lake Michigan in...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
1940s Landscape Painting
Located in New York, NY
Created in the 1940s, this painting has an air of nostalgia and foreboding. It depicts a house set against the backdrop of not-so-distant skyscrapers. The city fades into gray in con...
Category
Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Pär Lindblad, Swedish Artist, Oil on Board, "Modell", Nude Study
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pär Lindblad (b. 1907, d. 1981), Swedish artist. Oil on board. "Modell". Nude study. Dated 1949.
The board measures: 40 x 32 cm.
The frame measures: 5 cm.
Signed and dated.
In ve...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Other
"Carrying Water, " Striking Scene of Women in Italian Hill Town by Wachtmeister
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking and atmospheric depiction of women fetching water in jugs and urns, descending into a lovely, picturesque hill town in Italy, this painting was made in 1942 by Sophie-Loui...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Austrian Socialism Realism Graphic Penting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Socialist realism painting buy R. Kovach .
Graphic painting and walnut original frame .Panting shipping continental USA in home delivery $285 2-4 weeks .
if shipping UPS 5-10 days s...
Category
Austrian Bauhaus Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Wood
Juan De'Prey Modernist Oil Portrait Painting of a Young Boy on Chair
Located in New York, NY
Modernist oil on board portrait painting of a young boy seated on a chair by Juan De'Prey (1904 - 1962, Puerto Rican). The piece was painted in...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Wood
"Night Skaters, " Vivid Genre Painting of Ice Skating in 1940s Chicago
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted with great verve and energy, this depiction of a circle of ice skaters circumnavigating a rink in Chicago -- perhaps the Lincoln Park Zoo rink -- was made in 1943 by John Win...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Surrealist Landscape Watercolor Signed R. E. Schwelke and Dated 1947
By R.E. Schwelke
Located in Pasadena, CA
Framed colorful surrealist watercolor, signed by artist R.E. Schwelke in 1947. Titled "Landscape #1".
Dark stained frame.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint, Wood
Médard Tytgat Painting of a Landscape with Garden
Located in Barntrup, DE
A painting of a garden landscape, oil on canvas signed left below 'M. Tytgat Aine'.
Médard Tytgat (8 February 1871, Bruges – 11 January 1948, Brussels), a Belgian painter, lithograph...
Category
Belgian Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Artist George Samerjan WPA Style Watercolor "Roller at Van Nuys Blvd" 1941
By George Samerjan
Located in St. Louis, MO
Artist George Samerjan's (1915-2005) WPA style watercolor titled "Roller at Van Nuys" 1941, in its original artist selected and hand painted frame, but re-fra...
Category
American Expressionist Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
"Splashing in the Waves, " Art Deco Seaside Painting by Texas Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in vivid, glowing colors by Robin Artine Smith, this depiction of a 1940-era blonde in a tangerine-hued swimsuit striding into the surf is a...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Signed Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting Titled "Sunny Sunday" by Richard Olive
By Richard Clive
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century landscape painting by New York artist Richard Clive, entitled "Sunny Sunday". This oil on canvas landscape painting depicts the dappled afternoon light of a forest cleari...
Category
American American Craftsman Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Nudes with Hats, " Surreal Painting with Male Couple and Sleeping Female, 1949
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted during the heyday of American Surrealism, this watercolor depicts a sleeping nude female figure holding a laurel wreath, seemingly disconnected from a pair of male nudes saun...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Nantucket Harbor Scene, by Inna Garsoian
By Inna Garsoian
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Harbor Scene, by Inna Garsoian (1896–1984), circa 1946, oil on canvas view of wharves and waterfront from vantage of old Steamship office, signed lower right, and signed and dated on the reverse, mounted in original hand carved wooden frame. Garsoian was a former costume designer in Paris for the Ballet Russe, and summered on Nantucket from 1935-1945. Her work is noted for muted colors, stark light and shadows; she exhibited at the Easy Street Gallery.
From the Nantucket Historical Association's digital exhibition "Nantucket Art...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Zoute, 1941
Located in Rochester, NY
Primitive modernist oil painting on homasote board of a male and female figure ( a self portrait of Leon and his wife Thelma ) by Zoute (Leon Salter 1903-1976 North Rose, NY) Brillia...
Category
American Other Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Fredlin Tor Otto Sweden Oil Painting Animals Frog and Bird Forest Pond
Located in Munich, DE
A frog is sitting on a stone by a pond and is being observed by a small brownish black bird sitting on a tree stump looking down on the frog across the water.
According to Vollmer's dictionary of visual artists Tor Otto Fredlin...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oak
Signed French Framed Artwork Resting Nude Woman Hand Carved Bleached Oak Frame
Located in Miami, FL
Signed French framed artwork resting nude woman hand carved bleached oak frame.
Category
French French Provincial Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oak
1940 "Young Shepherdess Orientalist" Oil On Masonite
Located in Marseille, FR
1940 young orientalist shepherdess with her sheep, oil on Masonite in the style of Jacques Majorelle.
Category
French Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Masonite
1949, Mexican Harvest Painting Influenced by Diego Rivera
By Diego Rivera
Located in Dallas, TX
The subtle yellows and soft pinks provide a stark contrast from the deep greens and neutral grays of the background, resulting in a piece that grabs your eye and brings you into it's...
Category
Mexican Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Impressionism Woodstock NY Artist "Chicken and Eggs" Oil on Canvas
Located in Wallkill, NY
Stunning 1940s impressionist oil on canvas by Francis Stein. Well done oil. Depicting chickens and eggs. Would fit well in a mid-century environment as well as a Country. Be sure to ...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
1940s Signed Oil Painting of 2 Workers Sawing
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s oil on canvas of 2 workers sawing. Signed.
Category
Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Adolescent Parallels, " Midcentury Mural Design with Male Youths, 1949
By George Frederick Hinchcliff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable vision of brotherly utopia, with a hint of homoeroticism, this beautiful study was painted by British artist George Frederick Hinchcliff in preparation for a proposed mu...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Portrait Oil Painting of Veiled and Masked Women by Franz Cižek, Czech, 1946
Located in London, GB
Expressionist mystical portrait of purple veiled and masked women is painted in intense and non-naturalistic colors blue, green and red. She is holding a yellow card in one hand and ...
Category
Czech Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
"Ten Nudes Dancing, " Large Art Deco-Surrealist Painting by Bond, 1940s
By Milton Bond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly showing the influence of modern dance, William Blake and early 19th century Classicism, Art Deco stylization and Surrealism, this remarkable, brilliantly hued painting by Mil...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Vase of Flowers" by Hobson Pittman
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Hobson Pittman (1899-1972)
Signed upper left. Oil on panel.
Provenance: Boca Raton Museum of Art
Many examples of Pittman's paintings can be found in numerous museum collections, ...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Marcello Boccacci Natura Morta ‘1914-1996’ Still Life with Woman Painting
Located in Garnerville, NY
Oil painting on board. Boccacci was a contemporary of Morandi and was a proponent of Natura Morta (still life painting) and portrait painting, circa 1950. Boccacci has rendered a Cha...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
"Running Bunny Rabbit, " Charming Book Illustration from the 1930s-1940s
By Gustaf Tenggren
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Absolutely winning and full of charm, this book illustration depicts a bunny rabbit running across the land, the hilly landscape rich with browns and greens, and the sky a perfect blue. Painted in gouache on illustration board, the Sphinx mark -- one of the brands of the Weber company -- is visible on the reverse. This would make a perfect addition to the walls of a children's room, or a collection of American illustration art.
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Unknown Artist, Dated 1946, Landscape with Skerries, Oil on Panel
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Unknown artist, dated 1946.
Landscape with skerries, oil on panel.
In perfect condition.
Signed indistinctly Olga R ??, dated 46.
Measures: 33 x 24 ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Paintings
Watercolor of a Semi Nude Woman by Adam Sherriff Scott
By Adam Sherriff Scott 1
Located in Montreal, QC
Provenance from Estate of the son of Thomas Garside, who was a very closed friend of Sherriff-Scott.
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Category
Canadian Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Adam in Eden, " Monumental Depiction of Paradise in Wartime
By Wilfred Peter Glud
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable statement of hope and resilience, this vivid and colorful depiction of a nude Adam seated amidst a profusion of flora and fauna was painted in the midst of World War II ...
Category
Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Oil Painting of Denmark Out in the Country by Niels Walseth
By Niels Walseth
Located in Lejre, DK
This oil painting on canvas captures the serene beauty of Denmark's countryside, showcasing the talent of the artist Niels Walseth (1914-2001). Known for his captivating landscapes, ...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid Century Black Art Watercolor “Friends Fishing off a Bridge” by Marcia, 1949
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Nice black art watercolor depicting a family or friends fishing off a bridge, signed by the artist, Marcia, 1949.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
"Samson and Delilah" in 1940s America, Art Deco Painting
By Joseph E. Bolden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly transposed from Biblical times to 1940s America, this vivid scene shows Samson and Delilah in a quintessentially domestic setting, complete with pink wallpaper...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Painting from the 1940s, Red, Blue and Yellow Color, MidCentury Art, New Frame
Located in New York, NY
Decorative painting from the 1940s. Red, blue and yellow. Children playing on a bicycle.
Framed in a beautiful gold frame with a linen liner.
Category
American Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
1940s Abstract French Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract Cubist oil painting on canvas from 1940s France. Moody and dynamic, the image depicts the beginnings of a town. A smoky gray sky gives the scene an industrial feeling, while...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Unfinished Portrait of a Young Lady in Violet, circa 1940s
Located in Pasadena, CA
This portrait of a young, beautiful woman in a 1940s style dress features an unfinished background in varying violet hues. Her thoughtful expression and the unfinished quality make t...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Large-Scale American Folk Art Carnival Game Board, Very Graphic
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large-scale Folk Art Carnival game board, American, circa 1940s. This painted carnival game board came from Texas and combines wonderfully patinate...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Wood, Cork
1940s American Abstract Expressionism Painting
By Richard Pousette-Dart
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1940s American abstract expressionism painting on board in the style of Richard Poussette-Dart.
Category
American Expressionist Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Board
Hans Ekegardh, Swedish Artist, Oil on Canvas, Seated Nude Model
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans Ekegardh (b. 1881, d.1962), Swedish artist. Oil on canvas. Seated nude model, landscape in the background. 1940s.
In very good condition.
Signed.
The canvas measures: 34 x 26...
Category
Swedish Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Other
"Dance Around Crystal Mountain, " Remarkable Art Deco Painting with Nudes, 1945
By Milton Bond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps the most remarkable of all the crystal paintings made by Milton Bond in the 1940s, this depiction of beautiful nude figures, male and female, forming a symmetrical circle aro...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Redhead, " Striking 1940s Portrait of Young Man by John Menihan
By John C. Menihan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This portrait of a young man with vivid red hair, blue eyes and a ruddy complexion was painted by John C. Menihan, one of the most renowned portraitists and watercolorists of his day...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings
C.P. Initials, Portait of African Girl, Charcoal on Paper, Signed Banzyville 1944
Located in Leuven , BE
C.P. Initials,Portait of African Girl,Charcoal on Paper,Signed Banzyville 1944,Framed,Signed and Dated
Category
Congolese Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paper
Nell Blaine "Untitled" Abstract Mixed-Media on Paper in Frame, USA 1940s
By Nell Blaine
Located in New York, NY
During her first years in New York Blaine's work, which had previously been tightly realist, turned abstract, inspired by Mondrian, Leger and Jean Helion. At one time she was the you...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paper
Marjorie Bishop "New York Sunset" Painting with Sand on Canvas 1940s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Mixed-media painting with sand on canvas titled "New York Sunset" by Marjorie Bishop, American, 1940s (signed on front, title on sticker on back). This...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Signed William Sheldon Horton Impressionist Landscape Painting
By William Sheldon Horton
Located in Redding, CT
Signed William Sheldon Horton impressionist landscape painting. This "Plein Air" artist has majestically captured the purple desert canyons of California. This substantial canvas is ...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Hayward Veal Australian Nocturne Cityscape Painting
By Hayward Veal
Located in Essex, MA
An oil on board painting by Australian painter W. Hayward Veal (1913-1968), entitled Nocturne No. 4, depicting a night scene of a park and tree in the foreground with a man walking, ...
Category
Australian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Pine, Masonite, Wood, Paint
Italian Oil Painting of Young Woman by G. Gianmarco
Located in London, GB
A very attractive Italian oil painting of the head of a young woman. Signed and dated by G. Gianmarco, 1945. Set in French ebonized frame.
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Wood
"Utopian Motif, " Lovely Art Deco Painting with Frieze of Agrarian Labors, 1946
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lovely and ethereal, reminiscent of the pale, ideal compositions of Puvis de Chavannes in France and America, this utopian vista depicts a series of figures gathering fruit and grain, all in formal classical poses like an ancient, early Renaissance painting...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid-Century Modern Cubist Artist James Koenig Buffalo NY1948 Titled 'Tangent'
By James Koenig
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Titled 'Tangent' - Buffalo artist James Koenig paintings reflected many phases of American painting Styles including scenes from The WPA period, abstrac...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
"Music, " High Accomplished Painting with Multiple Nudes by Conner, 1946
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This detailed and highly-finished study by John Ramsey Conner for an allegorical painting depicts a relaxed grouping of nude figures executed in pale tones of ivory, mossy green and ...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Tony, " Superb 1940s Portrait of Male Youth by Marion Huse, Hawthorne Pupil
By Marion Huse
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Striking in conception and execution, this half-portrait of a handsome, blue-eyed young man -- his back to a mirror and his arm folded over a chair -- was painted by Marion Huse, who...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings
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