"Samson and Delilah" in 1940s America, Art Deco Painting

This stunning example of Art Deco-Mid Century American surrealism was painted by Erwin Kummer, a widely-known Chicago painter who exhibited widely in the 1940s at the Art Institute o...

This very rare and important study for "The Spirit of Oshkosh," a major mural in Wisconsin, was painted by Eugene Savage in 1937. Savage is best know...

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...

Finely painted in gouache by J. Collazzi, who did a series of landscapes and fantasy paintings in the 1930s, this scene of two classical figures restraining a horse is classic Art De...

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...

One of the most striking and remarkable Art Deco paintings we have ever offered, this depiction of a group of 1940s sailors visiting a New Orleans brothel is full of boisterous energy and strong color, providing an amused and amusing view of Navy life during or after World War II. The sailors -- in their tight white pants and youthful swagger -- are enjoying the company of an array of brothel workers, reigned over by a madam dressed in ruby red, with two young paramours to her side. Taking it all in is a group of jeering young men in straw hats to the right, and a young gay...

1940s American abstract expressionism painting on board in the style of Richard Poussette-Dart.

1986 lets fall in love by Earl Linderman b.1931 Art Deco style oil painting, measures: 49" Born 1931, (American) As a child, growing up in the 1930s and 1940s, Earl Linderman was fascinated by the comic strips and Saturday matinees. He would spend countless hours drawing these characters, forming the foundation of his future as an artist of extraordinary imagination and execution. By the time he was in high school, Linderman was creating his own art, featuring heroes involved in adventurous dramas. Things have not changed much for the man who, since the early 1970s, has been exciting art aficionados with his series, The True and Incredible Adventures of Doktor Thrill...

Oil painting depicting summer beach scene. Signed by Martin Lindenau on lower right hand side. Decorative frame with gold leaf.

Baseball in Small Town America - 1930s. Original, painting by Lynn Curlee Acrylic on stretched canvas. Gallery wrapped with painted edges. This painting was used as an illustration...

An Art Deco Style Contemporary painting by Vera Jefferson depicting groups of white doves collecting around abstract moons. Signed V Jefferson to lower ...

Beautiful acrylic abstract painting signed by the artist .