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Period: 1940s
Lifting the Torah by Ludwig Meidner - Religious scene, work on paper
Located in London, GB
Lifting the Torah by Ludwig Meidner (1884-1966) Watercolour on paper 67 x 56 cm (26 ³/₈ x 22 inches) Signed upper right, LM Executed in 1943
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"After the Bath"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Gershon Benjamin (1899-1985) An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon Ben...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Court Jester - Golden Age of Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Meticulously and carefully rendered period piece that reenact this magicaly moment. Works on Paper, Gouache, Watercolor over traces of pencil heightened with white on illustration ...
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American Realist 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

COMEDIA DEL ARTE - TWO DRAWINGS.
Located in Portland, ME
Danovich, Francis (American, 1920-1956). COMEDIA DEL ARTE - TWO DRAWINGS. Ink on card, not dated, likely circa 1940-50. Initialed in ink within the i...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Richard De Menocal Vogue Watercolour Of Turban Clad Theatrical Lady
Located in Bristol, CT
Pencil signed w/ artist stamp on verso 539 East 88 St. New York City Lolas Gallery De Menocal (1919-1995) graduated from the school of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. During his ...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Huntsman w/ Hounds c1947 Watercolour
Located in Bristol, CT
1947 Art Sz: 5 3/4"H x 10 3/4"W Frame Sz: 11 3/4"H x 16 5/8"W PAUL DESMOND BROWN (American, 1893-1958), watercolor, equestrian scene with running hounds on illustration board, sig...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Lord Lithgow, Time magazine cover, March 16, 1942
Located in Miami, FL
Lord Lithgow, Time magazine cover, March 16, 1942 matted to 17.75 x 16.75 inches. Not framed. Pencil on paper
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Realist 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

"Teacher (The Echo, Milwaukee Normal)" original ink drawing by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this drawing, Sylvia Spicuzza presents us with something of a self portrait, showing an instructor at the head of a classroom, her students looking forward intently. Sylvia hersel...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pencil

Al Hirschfeld "Art Week" NYC illustration New York Times poster design 1940
Located in New York, NY
Poster design for National Art Week, November, 1940. In collaboration the Al Hirschfeld Foundation Al Hirschfeld’s drawings stand as one of the most innovative efforts in establishi...
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American Realist 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

Bathers Playing with a Ball at the Beach - Polish Art British German
Located in London, GB
This is an original drawing by Jankel Adler and as probably painted in the early 1940's. Provenance: Acquired by the grandfather of the previous owner in the south of France (possib...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Zoo New York City with Sea Lions
Located in Miami, FL
A charming and stylized depiction of a day at the Central Park Zoo. with World War Two uniformed visitors front and center. Sea lions put on a show in front o...
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Impressionist 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

"Dreaming of Paradise Island, " Watercolor and Pastel signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Dreaming of Paradise Island" is an original watercolor and pastel on paper by Sylvia Spicuzza. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. It depicts a large female figure overl...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Watercolor

Central Park Zoo with Sea Lions and Animals
Located in Miami, FL
A charming and stylized depiction of a day at the Central Park Zoo. with World War Two uniformed visitors front and center. Sea lions put on a show in front of a packed audience. The...
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Impressionist 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Caricatures of Four Broadway Male Stars, Sept. 1946 (4)
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Caricatures by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of four Broadway male stars, Sept 1946, including Lew Parker, Ri...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Class Struggle - Fay the Maid Dusts Henry Moore - New Yorker Magazine?
Located in Miami, FL
Mary Petty gained fame as a cover artist for The New Yorker, illustrating a fictional upper-class Manhattan family called the Peabodys. One of the main char...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Glamorous Palm Beach Portrait with Sun Hat - Mid Century Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
The mid-century glamour portrait of an elegant, long-necked woman in silhouette with a straw sun hat. Signed and dated Grafstrom Palm Beach 1947 - Condition is good with some scatter...
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Impressionist 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pen

Flight into Egypt
Located in Miami, FL
Meticulously rendered in beautiful pastels colors account of biblical story. Doyle New York
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American Realist 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Pencil, Watercolor

Dorothy Claire and James L. O'Neill in "Finian's Rainbow"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left This piece is on 10.00" x 15.00" illustration board, with an image that measures to 9.00" x 8.25." The illustration was used for the New York Herald Tribune. Includes clipping. Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Dorothy Claire and James L. O`Neill in the 1947 Broadway production of `Finian`s Rainbow` at the 46th St Theatre. These two replaced Ella Logan and Albert Sharpe part-way through the run, which was 1/1/47 to 10/2/48 for 725 performances. Directed by Bretaigne Windust, designed by Jo Mielziner...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Handsome Couple in Sailboat - Collier's Magazine Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Collier's Magazine Illustration From the Estate of Charles Martignette. Work is framed in a period wood frame Watercolor on board
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American Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Board

Lady and The Mirror
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Color Pencil on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right A pin-up study.
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Color Pencil

Escort Bureau
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right "...And He Should Be Tall Dark and Handosme"; Calendar Illustration
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Alfred Drake in the Lead Role of Barnaby Goodchild in "Sing Out, Sweet Land
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Upper Left Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Alfred Drake in the lead role of Barnaby Goodchild for 1944 Broadway musical revue `Sing Out, Sweet Land`. Directed by Walter Kerr & Leon Leonidoff, designed by Albert R. Johnson & Lucinda Ballard, the show ran 12/27/44 - 3/24/45, for 102 performances at the International Theatre...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

1945 Broadway Musical, "Up in Central Park"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen & Ink, Pasted on Sheet Music on Board. The illustration is pasted on a sheet music background, blue indicating halftone. Signature: Signed Lower Right The piece is on 15.50" x 20.00" illustration board with an image that measures to 12.50" x 11.00." Includes clipping. Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1945 Broadway Musical...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Board, Pen

Two Soldiers with Machine Gun
Located in Miami, FL
Arnold Finkel Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Heritage Some slight fading. Mounted to illustration board, Could be Unframed - Not sure if it is framed but the frame is old with wear. Reco...
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American Realist 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

The Broadway Cast of "Kathleen"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Upper Right Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004), Broadway cast of `Kathleen` by Michael Sayers, staged by Coby Ruski...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

“I won’t let you take our Katie away!” Illustration for River Singer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Illustration for third and final installment of "River Singer" by Pete Martin for The Saturday Evening Post, published August 30, 1947, page 26. The full caption reads: “Katie’s br...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Board

1948 Presentation of Israel's Habima Company of "The Dybbuk" in rep with "D
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right This piece is on 15.00" x 20.00" illustration board, with an image that measures to 12.00" x 17.00." Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1948 Broadway presentation by Israel`s Habima Company of `The Dybbuk...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

John Lund as Yank in "The Hasty Heart"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of John Lund as Yank in John Patrick`s 1945 Broadway wartime drama `The Hasty Heart` at the Hudson Theatre. Starring Richard Basehart, this insightful character study set in a British hospital on the Burma front marked the Broadway debut of Robert Earl Jones...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Rough Sketches for "Doctor in the House"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pencil on Onionskin Signature: Signed Lower Right ROUGH SKETCHES - - Large Group of pencil on onionskin sketches for the 1954 movie 'Doctor in the House' starring Dirk Bogarde...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Juan San Miguel Allende
Located in Toronto, ON
11" x 6.5" Unframed Original - Watercolour Hand Signed by Joe Lasker 1948 Lasker painted this piece in 1948, while he was staying at San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where he used to ...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Broadway Comedy, "Wonderful Journey, " 1946
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board, blue pencil for halftone, glued on overlay of head on central figure. Signature: Signed Lower Right This illustration is on 15.00" x 10.00...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Sam Jaffe and Ruth Ford in the Broadway Drama, "This Time Tomorrow"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Upper Left Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004), of Sam Jaffe & Ruth Ford in the Broadway dr...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Bertolt Brecht's 1947 Biographical Study, "Galileo"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for Bertolt Brecht`s 1947 biographical ...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Portraits of 10 ANTA Actors
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Cardstock Signature: Unsigned, Lower Left and Lower Right Caricatures by George Wachsteter (1911-2004), portraits of ten ANTA Actors: Raymond Massey...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Broadway Production of Sartre's "The Respectful Prostitute"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Cardstock Signature: Signed Upper Right The piece is on 14.00" x 22.50" cardstock, with an image that measures to 13.50" x 15.00." Includes clipping. Drawing...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

1947 Broadway Drama, "The Whole World Over"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1947 Broadway drama, `The Whole World Over`, starring Uta Hag...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

"Finian's Rainbow"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board, blue indicating halftone. Signature: Signed Lower Right This piece is on 15.00" x 20.00" illustration board with an image that measures to 11.50" x 17.50." Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1947 landmark Broadway Musical `Finian`s Rainbow`, starring Albert Sharpe and Ella Logan. Directed by Bretaigne Windust, choreographed by Michael Kidd, designed by Jo Mielziner...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

1941 Broadway Thriller, "Angel Street"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board. Medium includes blue indicating halftone, pasteup of left-hand figures by GW. Signature: Signed Upper Right This piece is on 10.00" x 14.5...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

1947 Broadway Show, "Man and Superman"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right This piece is on 15.00" x 20.00" illustration board, with an image that measures to 11.50" x 14.00." Some soiling, editor's notations. Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1947 Broadway show `Man and Superman` by George Bernard Shaw, starring Maurice Evans...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

"The Virginian"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Cardstock Signature: Signed Upper Right, Upper Left and Lower Right On 14.00" x 11.25" cardstock, with images that all measure to 8.00" x 10.00." Includes copy of flyer with Washington portrait...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Donald O'Connor (2)
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Upper Right (left) Approx. Date: c. Late 1940's Caricatures by George Wachsteter (1911-2004), of Song `n Dance Star and ...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Caricature for "The Stranger"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Upper Left
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Peinzende man
Located in BLARICUM, NL
QUIRIJN VAN TIEL Rotterdam 1900-1967 Rhoon PEINZENDE MAN 1945 watercolor on paper 36 x 46 cm. Signed and dated: lower left ‘Quirijn van Tiel 45’ Pr...
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Abstract Expressionist 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Dapper Gent in White Dinner Jacket
Located in Bristol, CT
Classic pen & ink on paper drawing depicting a sartorially resplendent/ dapper gent sporting a peak lapel/ white dinner jacket c1940s Art Sz: 12 ...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer Original Gouache Artwork by Philip Gough
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 7 1/2"H x 7"W Frame Sz: 15"H x 15"H Lovely original gouache by Philip Gough (1909-1986) for the UK 'Heinemann' first edition published 1946 of 'Georgette Heyer...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Caricatures of Charles Waldron and Edwin Jerome
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board and Cardstock Signature: Signed Lower Right (On Left) Sizes: 1.00" x 7.00"; 6.00" x 8.00" Caricatures by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Charles Waldron and Edwin Jerome, the two actors who played Senator Ellsworth Langdon in `Deep are the Roots`. The Broadway production, co-starring Gordon Heath as a returning veteran and Jacqueline Andre as his mother, was directed by Elia Kazan, designed by Howard Bay and Emeline Roche, ran at the Fulton Theatre 9...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Leo G. Carroll and company for "You Never Can Tell" (3)
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right on one Sizes 8.00" x 6.00" & 9.00" x 14.00" Caricatures by George Wachsteter 1911-2004) of Leo G. Carroll & c...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

1948 Broadway Revival of "Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Show Boat"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1948 Broadway revival of `Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II`s Show Boat`, starring Billy House as Cap`n Andy Hawks and Carol Bruce as Julie Dozier, City Center Theatre, directed by Hassard Short, produced by Richard Rodgers...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

1948 Broadway Show "Me and Molly"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1948 Broadway show `Me and Molly` by Gertrude Berg, based on her radio show `The Goldbergs`, but set in the year 1919. Berg appears first on left. The other actors (l to r) are Joan Lazer as daughter Rosalie, Eli Mintz as Uncle David (also on radio & TV), David Opatoshu as Mr. Mendel, Margaret Feury as Vera, Philip Loeb as husband Jake (also on radio & TV) & Lester Carr as son Sammy. Directed by Ezra Stone, designed by Harry Horner...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

1947 Broadway Production of J. B. Priestley's "An Inspector Calls"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Cardstock Signature: Signed Upper Right Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1947 Broadway production of JB Priestley`s `An Inspector Calls...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Broadway Production of "Strange Bedfellows"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Cardstock Signature: Signed Lower Right Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1948 Broadway production `Strange Bedfellows` with Ruth Amos, Nydia We...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Pin-Up Study
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Graphite Pencil on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right A pin-up study
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Pinning Up Eisenhower, Liberty Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1943 Medium: Watercolor on Board Dimensions: 17.20" x 13.20" Signature: Signed Lower Left Cover for Liberty magazine, November 20, 1943
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Board

"Street Scene"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board, with blue to indicate halftone. Signature: Signed Upper Right This piece is on 14.75" x 20.00" illustration board, with an image that measures to 11.50" x 18.00." Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1947 Broadway Musical Drama `Street Scene` by Elmer Rice & Kurt Weill, directed by Charles Friedman, at the Adelphi Theatre 1/9-5/17/47 for 148 performances. Designed by Donald Oenslager & Lucinda Ballard. From left to right: Hope Emerson as Emma Jones...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

1948 Broadway Production of Tennessee Williams' "Summer and Smoke"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Cardstock Signature: Signed Lower Right This piece is on 14.25" x 12.50" cardstock, with an image that measures to 10.00" x 10.25." The illustration was used for the New York Herald Tribune. Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for the 1948 Broadway production of Tennessee Williams` `Summer and Smoke` starring Margaret Phillips & Tod Andrews. The production ran from 10/6/48 - 1/1/49, for 102 performances, at the Music Box Theatre, directed by Margo Jones, designed by Jo Mielziner...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Brenda Forbes in "Three to Make Ready"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Brenda Forbes in her four roles for Broadway`s 1946 revue `Three to Make Ready`, starring Ray Bolger...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Ralph Bellamy & Ruth Hussey (2)
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Center Right and Lower Right This piece is on 15.00" x 11.00" illustration board with each drawing measuring to 7.00" x 9.00." Includes copy of the program page, preliminary sketch of Bellamy. Caricatures by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Ralph Bellamy & Ruth Hussey for `U.S. Steel Hour: The Theatre Guild on the Air` studio audience program guide to promote their radio appearance in `The Silver Cord`, as heard live over ABC Radio on...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

The 1947 Broadway Production of Terence Rattigan's "The Winslow Boy"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Cardstock Signature: Signed Lower Right Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of the supporting players in 1947 Broadway production of Terence Rattigan`s `The Winslow Boy` at the Empire Theatre. The engaging drama, based on a true incident in Edwardian-era England, was directed by Glen Byam Shaw, starred Frank Allenby & Madge Compton (not shown) and ran 10/29/47 - 05/01/48, for 214 performances. The four depicted are Michael Kingsley, George Benson...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

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