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Period: 1940s
"Billy the Brownie With Flowers #407" original tempera by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this painting, Sylvia Spicuzza demonstrates her skill as an illustration artist, representing the Milwaukee character Billie the Brownie with a pair of flowers. An illustration like this could grace the pages of a children's book or illustrated magazine, or as an advertisement for Schuster’s Department Store. 10 x 8 inches, artwork 17 x 13.13 inches, frame stamped with artist signature lower left Born in 1908, Sylvia Spicuzza was the daughter of noted painter Francesco Spicuzza. Sylvia devoted herself to teaching art to the students of Lake Bluff Elementary School in Shorewood, WI. During this time Sylvia produced a magnificent body of work that was undiscovered until her death. Sylvia's work is rich, diverse and fascinating collection of drawings, watercolors and prints from the 1920's to the 1990's. Her style ranges from early figurative drawings to regionalism, Art Deco, lyrical abstractions of every conceivable subject (both real and imagined), as well as figurative paintings that reflect the work of Picasso, Kandinsky and Max Ernst in the 1930's and 1940's. Biomorphic and organic, Modernist images are presented with Sylvia Spicuzza's own unique sense of style, humor and fantasy. Billie the Brownie was a multi-media star of Christmas in Milwaukee from the 1920s to the 1950s. Years earlier, the writer and artist Palmer Cox...
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Modern 1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera

"Volcano"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Joseph Meierhans (1890 - 1980) Joseph Meierhans is one of the most important modernist painters associated with Bucks Coun...
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Abstract Expressionist 1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

"Delaware Water Gap #2"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Lloyd R. Ney (1893 – 1964) Called “Bill” by his friends, Lloyd Ney was one of the pioneers of Modernist art in New Hope. Ne...
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Abstract 1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Graphite

Gouache and Graphite Drawing on Board by Lois Field, Dated 1947
Located in New York, NY
Lois Field (Am. 1923 - 2010) Untitled Gouache and graphite on board, 1947 11 3/4” x 9” Signed and dated Lois Field ‘47, lower left Provenance The artist, Webster Groves, MO (ca. 200...
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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Untitled
By Augustin Lesage
Located in PARIS, FR
Augustin Lesage is a French painter attached to the movement of art brut. Jean Dubuffet included the paintings of Lesage in his collection in 1948, onl...
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Folk Art 1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Abstraction IV Geometric)
Located in London, GB
Dove uses ink to render angular and rounded shapes, he then fills in these shapes with gouache using loose brush marks which create a sensitive textural landscape. The transparency o...
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American Modern 1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Pink Garden" Gerome Kamrowski, American Surrealist 1947 Expressive Abstraction
Located in New York, NY
Gerome Kamrowski Pink Garden, 1947 Signed lower left Watercolor on paper 22 x 30 inches Gerome Kamrowski was born in Warren, Minnesota, on January 19, 1914. In 1932 he enrolled in ...
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Surrealist 1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Early Modern Colorful Red, Blue, Yellow, & Green Geometric Abstract Line Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract geometric drawing by early Houston. TX artist Robert Preusser. The work features bursts of lines and colors that create movement throughout the composition. Signed and date...
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Modern 1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Casein

Lady with the Military Medals, Watercolor and Ink on Paper by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lady with the Military Medals Benjamin Benno, American (1901–1980) Date: 1940 Watercolor and ink on paper, signed and dated Size: 24 x 14.38 in. (60.96 x 36.51 cm) Frame Size: 27 x 2...
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Surrealist 1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Untitled 7, Colored Ink drawing by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Amazon Benjamin Benno, American (1901–1980) Date: circa 1940 Colored ink on paper Size: 14.75 x 21 in. (37.47 x 53.34 cm) Frame Size: 22 x 28 inches
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Surrealist 1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Still Life with Fruit Bowl and Water Jug, Crayon on Paper by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
Still Life with Fruit Bowl and Water Jug Benjamin Benno, American (1901–1980) Date: 1940 Crayon on paper, signed and dated Size: 13 x 17.13 in. (33.02 x 43.5 cm) Frame Size: 24.5 x 2...
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Surrealist 1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon

Analytic Session
Located in West Hollywood, CA
American artist Ron Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he became a National Academy artist and a member ...
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Cubist 1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Abstraction #1
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Belgian artist Miette Braive(1916-2000), was classically trained in Belgium, before moving to Paris to pursue her art career as first a student and then a contemporary of the famed F...
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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Squared
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an exceptional mixed media watercolor by Hungarian/American artist Jules Engel. Engel worked and exhibited extensively and gained notoriety as an exceptionally prolific...
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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Paper

Waiting
Located in West Hollywood, CA
American artist Ron Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he became a National Academy artist and a member ...
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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

Waiting
Price Upon Request
The Cello
Located in West Hollywood, CA
American artist Ron Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he became a National Academy artist and a member of the Art Students League. "The Cello", is a rare pen...
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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Duchess
Located in West Hollywood, CA
American artist Ron Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he became a National Academy artist and a member ...
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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Duchess
Price Upon Request
Violinist
Located in West Hollywood, CA
American artist Ron Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he became a National Academy artist and a member of the Art Students League. "Violinist", is a rare pen...
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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Nude
Located in West Hollywood, CA
American artist Ron Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he became a National Academy artist and a member of the Art Students League. "Nude", is a rare pen...
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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Nude
Price Upon Request
Abstract Metropolis
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Belgian artist Miette Braive(1916-2000), was classically trained in Belgium, before moving to Paris to pursue her art career as first a student and then a contemporary of the famed F...
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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

The Orator
Located in West Hollywood, CA
American artist Ron Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he became a National Academy artist and a member ...
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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Profile
Located in West Hollywood, CA
American artist Ron Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he became a National Academy artist and a member ...
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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Encore
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Belgian artist Miette Braive(1916-2000), was classically trained in Belgium, before moving to Paris to pursue her art career as first a student and then a contemporary of the famed F...
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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Cubist Repose
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Belgian artist Miette Braive(1916-2000), was classically trained in Belgium, before moving to Paris to pursue her art career as first a student and then a contemporary of the French ...
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Cubist 1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Walking Man
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Belgian artist Miette Braive(1916-2000), was classically trained in Belgium, before moving to Paris to pursue her art career as first a student and then a contemporary of the famed F...
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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Paper

Cubist Figure
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Belgian artist Miette Braive(1916-2000), was classically trained in Belgium, before moving to Paris to pursue her art career as first a student and then a contemporary of the French ...
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Cubist 1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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