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Period: 1940s
Dedicated to the Painter Ivan Mosca - Original Drawing by Antonio Scordia - 1946
Located in Roma, IT
Original China ink Drawing. Signed by the Artist in pencil.
The work is accompanied by a vintage gilded wooden frame.
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
The Faun in the Woods - Original Watercolor and Tempera by Jean Delpech - 1944
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
The faun in the woods is an original drawing in watercolor and tempera on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988).
The state of preservation is good.
Hand-signed on the lower ...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
Mountain Landscape - Original Watercolor on Paper by Jean Delpech - 1946
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
"Landscape" is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988).
The state of preservation of the artwork is very good.
Sheet dimension: 21.2 x 31 c...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Trapezist - Original Pencil Drawing by E. Berman - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Trapezists is a beautiful original pencil drawing on Universal watermarked paper, realized at the middle of XX century by the Surrealist artist, Eugène Berman.
Monogrammed "E. B." i...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
"Le combat des poissons "Pencil study with annotations ,cm. 30 x 20 1940 ca
By André Masson
Located in Torino, IT
André Masson ( 1896-1987)
Pencil study with annotations on the right side, acquired by the previous owner from Luis Masson son of Andrè Masson
Category
Surrealist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
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 of a packed audience. The...
Category
Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
'Amoreux Kabuki Cat', Paris, Big Sur, Tropic of Cancer & Capricorn, Brooklyn Lit
By Henry Miller
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Henry Miller' for Henry Valentine Miller (American, 1891-1980) and dated September, 1946
Henry Miller was a seminal American writer and artist who pioneered a l...
Category
Expressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Gouache, Postcard
WC Ives, The New Bodleian Building, Oxford (1946) pencil drawing
Located in London, GB
To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the ...
Category
Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Poire, Pomme, Pêche by Auguste Herbin - Abstract gouache on paper
Located in London, GB
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Poire, Pomme, Pêche by Auguste Herbin (1882-1960)
Gouache on paper mounted on board
32.4 x 47 cm (12 ³/₄ x...
Category
Abstract 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Board
NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA
Located in New York, NY
NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA.
David Fredenthal (1914-1958) "View of New York from New Jersey,"7 x 10 inches. Watercolor on Paper, c....
Category
American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century Place du Tertre and Sacre Coeur
By Henri Miloch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris: Place du Tertre and Sacre Coeur, the Roman Catholic Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris
by Henri Miloch (1898-1979)
signed lower right
watercolour and gouache painting on ar...
Category
Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Two Figures Due figure - Italian Art, Drawing, 20th Century
By Mario Sironi
Located in London, GB
MARIO SIRONI 1885-1961
Sassari, Italy, 1885-1961 Milan, Italy (Italian)
Title: Two Figures Due figure, 1940/45
Technique: Hand Signed Pencil and Crayon Drawing on Wove Paper laid ...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Pencil
Miami Watercolor
Located in Cleveland, OH
Martin Linsey
Miami
1947
Signed, Dated, and Titled Lower-Right
Watercolor on Paper
10.25 x 13.75 inches
18 x 21 inches (framed)
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Self Portrait on a Sultan's Bed
By John Wilde
Located in Rego Park, NY
"Self Portrait on a Sultan's Bed" is a surrealist drawing by the American artist John Wilde 1919-2006. Known for his surrealist, magic realist and avant garde paintings. He was p...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Horses and Carriage - Original China Ink and Watercolor - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Horses and Carriage is an original artwork realized by a French artist in 1940s.
China ink watercolored drawing on ivory paper.
Good conditions.
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
"Boots Mansfield Calf Roping" Tie- Down Roping World Champion
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pepper Brown
(1926-1999)
Alpine Artist
Image Size: 9.5 x 9.25
Frame Size: 15.5 x 19
Medium: Ink Drawing
Dated 1942
"Boots Mansfield Calf Roping" Tie- Down Roping World Champion 1939...
Category
Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century Pont Royal Bridge
By Henri Miloch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris, France: The Pont Royal
by Henri Miloch (1898-1979)
signed lower right
watercolour and gouache painting on artist's paper, unframed
Image: 12 x 8.75 inches, sheet 16 x 12.25 ...
Category
Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII
Located in New York, NY
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII. 18 x 24 inches Watercolor on paper. c. 1940s. Signed lower right.
BIO
David Fredenthal (1914 - 1958...
Category
American Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Bauhaus . Untitled (French Barque under Staysail)
Located in Miami, FL
Bauhaus Iconic work by the master or Cubism and Expressionism
Dalzell Hatfield Gallery, Los Angeles
Bonhams,
Exhibited: Moller Fine Art, "Precision of Fantasy" January - Februar...
Category
Expressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
The Family - Original Drawing by George-Henri Tribout - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
The Family is an original artwork realized by Georges Henri Tribout in about 1940. Ink, pencil drawing and watercolor; hand signed on the left margin.
Good Conditions.
Georges Hen...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pencil
The Bronx WPA Era American Modernism Mid-20th Century Work on Paper Realism NYC
Located in New York, NY
The Bronx WPA Era American Modernism Mid-20th Century Work on Paper Realism NYC. "Reservoir Oval, the Bronx, or View from Goldie's Window." Site size 15 x 21 inches. Signed lower rig...
Category
American Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century Pair of Paintings Notre Dame Paris River Seine
By Henri Miloch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris: Two Views of Notre Dame Cathedral
by Henri Miloch (1898-1979)
both signed lower right
two watercolour and gouache paintings on artist's paper, unframed
Sheet: each measure 9....
Category
Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Portrait of Bachoo, Countess Woronzow, 1946
Located in Miami, FL
Powerful pencil study of Bachoo, Countess Woronzow. Tchelitchew exaggerates features for dramatic effect, Bachoo (Countess Bachoobai Woronzow-Dashkow, 1914-2003) and her brother Ed...
Category
Surrealist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
“Pink Bellflowers”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper of pink bellflowers in a clay pot attributed to the California artist, Kathleen “Kay” L. Talbot. Monogramed in pencil bottom right and dated 194...
Category
Academic 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Roaring Tiger - Original Pencil Drawing by Willy Lorenz - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Roaring Tiger is a beautiful pencil original drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized in 1940s by the German artist Wilhelm Lorenz, best know as Willi Lorenz. Signed in pencil on low...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Drunk man at party, Golden Age of Hollywood
By Jaro Fabry
Located in Miami, FL
During the Golden Age of Hollywood no illustrator chronicled the great stars, pin-ups and good girls better than Jaro Fabry, Work is Framed in a Modern Black wood frame.
Category
Post-Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Masks
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...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Middle Eastern Man with Turban and Blue Cloak in Profile against Yellow
Located in Miami, FL
Portrait in primary blues and yellow of perhaps a Persian man. He is in profile set against a decorative yellow background with floral elements. The work was done two years before ...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Color Pencil, Paper
Sunset in Mountain - Original Watercolor by Jean-Raymond Delpech - 1943
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
Sunset in Mountain is an original Modern artwork realized in 1943 by Jean-raymond Delpech (Hanoi, 1916 – 1988).
Original Watercolor on panel.
Good conditions.
A picturesque mount...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"New York City Skyline View from the East River," Lionel Reiss, Jewish Artist
By Lionel Reiss
Located in Larchmont, NY
Lionel S. Reiss (1894 - 1988)
New York City Skyline View from the East River
Watercolor on paper
13 x 19 inches
Signed lower left
In describing his own style, Lionel Reiss wrote, “B...
Category
American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Fishing Boats at Shore, 1940's Seascape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid-century small-scale watercolor landscape of fishermen with their boats on the shore by unknown artist. Signed lower left corner illegibly. Circa 1940's. Unframed. Image...
Category
American Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Lion - Original Pencil Drawing on Paper - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Lion is an original Modern Artwork realized in 1940 ca. in France.
Original Drawing on Paper.
Perfect conditions.
Lion is an Excellent drawing on paper that depicts the figure o...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Erte (Roman de Tirtoff) Original Set Design for the Opera Dreams of Vienna
By Erté
Located in San Francisco, CA
Erte Roman de Tirtoff:1892-1990. Well listed and very important Russian artist. Most famous for his set decorations and art deco design. He has an auction result high of $45,000 for ...
Category
Art Deco 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
'Modernist American Landscape', Merritt College, Oakland, Stanford, California
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, in gouache, 'Herb Saylor' for Herbert Saylor (American, 1916-1991) and painted circa 1945.
Art educator Herbert Saylor first studied art at the Albright Art Scho...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
20th century Belgium, Black and White Abstract pencil drawing, Etude
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding pencil on paper Abstract drawing.
Marcel Dumont was a Liège artist who painted in oils and gouache, also produced collages and was an illustrator and engraver, doing so...
Category
Abstract 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Landscape - Original Watercolor on Paper by Jean Delpech - 1946
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
"Les Lignes Austères" is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988).
The state of preservation of the artwork is very good.
Sheet dimension: 2...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Outsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era
Located in New York, NY
Outsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era "Victory for Now"
Ralph Fasanella (1914-_1997) "Victory and After,” gouache on paper. Signed, titled...
Category
Outsider Art 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
"James P. Johnson Love," Adolph Gottlieb, Harlem Renaissance Jazz Music Abstract
Located in Larchmont, NY
Adolph Gottlieb (1903 - 1974)
James P. Johnson Love, 1949
Watercolor and pencil on paper
10 x 12 inches
Signed and dated lower left
Provenance:
Harold Rosenberg, New York
James P....
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Les Amoureux sur le divan
By Marc Chagall
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Les Amoureux sur le divan" is a unique work on paper by Marc Chagall. The work is signed lower left, in ink,"Marc Chagall". The framed piece measures 36 1/4 x 30 1/2 x 2 in.
Chagal...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Portrait de Laurence Reverdin
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Balthus (1908-2001) is one of the most esteemed painters of the 20th century. Recognized for his dream-like compositions and taboo subject matter, Balthus uniquely blends elements of...
Category
Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Untitled Abstraction
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Abstraction
Graphite on paper, c. 1946
Signed with the estate stamp verso
Provenance: estate of the Artist
Inherited by his neighbor/caregiver
Conditio...
Category
Abstract 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
'Jeune Femme Liseuse', Paris, Charlottenborg, Danish Post Impressionist, Benezit
By Carl Fischer
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Carl Fischer' (Danish, 1887-1952) and painted circa 1945.
Paper laid down on paper with inscribed dedication, verso, in Danish. Paper dimensions: 10 x 7.5 inche...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Paper, Gouache, Watercolor
Water Sports - Coney Island Nude Swimmers and Nude Bathers
Located in Miami, FL
Presented in a good broad craved and antiqued giltwood frame in the Spanish Baroque style. Each corner boldly carved with a stylized anthemion mantled by foliate scrolls. Signed and ...
Category
Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor
'Fremantle Harbor, Perth, Western Australia', Post Impressionist, SFAA, MOMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Byron' for Byron Randall (American, 1918-1999) and dated 1947.
Born in Tacoma, WA on Oct. 23, 1918. Randall was in Salem, OR during the 1930s. He created artwork...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache
Spring Landscape with Windmill
By Erich Heckel
Located in London, GB
ERICH HECKEL 1883-1970
Döbeln 1883-1970 Radolfzell (German)
Title: Spring Landscape with Windmill | Herbstlandschaft mit Windmühle, 1940
Technique: Signed, Dated and Titled Waterco...
Category
Expressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Meeting At A Diner
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This vintage illustration features a disheveled Jimmy Stewart type in rumpled raincoat and hat, being side-eyed with disdain. The other fellow appears to be wearing last night's tuxe...
Category
American Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Graphite
David Burluik Russian/American Mid 20th Century Realistic Academic Drawing WPA
Located in New York, NY
David Burluik Russian/American Mid 20th Century Realistic Academic Drawing WPA
A red conte crayon drawing of a man's hand holding a rolled piece of paper, possibly a scroll. Signed ...
Category
American Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
untitled (Maine Autumn Landscape across the narrows from Mt. Desert)
By Greta Allen
Located in Fairlawn, OH
untitled (Maine Autumn Landscape across the narrows from Mt. Desert)
Watercolor, 1945-1955
Signed by the artist lower left in pencil (see photo)
Provenance: Estate of the artist
Cond...
Category
American Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Manhattan Skyline
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower right: H. GASSER
Category
American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
New Jersey Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower right: H. GASSER
Category
American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Female Nude Study Watercolor Drawing by Rotislaw Racoff
By Rotislaw Racoff
Located in Atlanta, GA
1940s nude study, watercolor, and ink on paper painting by Polish/Russian artist Rotislaw Racoff (1904 - 1982).
A fine study of a young woman, probably Asian, sitting back. The artis...
Category
Expressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Antique American School Modern Abstract Expressionist Minimalist NYC Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract drawing. Pencil and graphite on paper, circa 1970. Unsigned. Image size, 31L x 23H. Housed in a period frame.
Category
Abstract 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Arabic Landscape - Original Drawing by Auguste Leiveille - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Arabic Landscape is an original pencil drawing on paper realized in the 1940s by Auguste Leiveille (1840-1900).
Hand-signed on the lower.
The artwork is in good condition on ivory-...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Water Hunters ( Cowboys in the Old West
Located in Miami, FL
Meticulously rendered account of three prospectors trying to rustle up some water before they can dig up some gold. Magazine Illustration of the Old West, American West, Cowboys
...
Category
American Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Casein
San Gabriel Mountain Landscape in Black and White - Graphite Pencil on Paper
By Ralph Holmes
Located in Soquel, CA
San Gabriel Mountain Landscape in Black and White - Graphite Pencil on Paper
Detailed mountain landscape by Ralph Holmes (American, 1876-1963).
Signed lower right corner "Ralph Hol...
Category
American Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Miss Tapsy - Original Pencil, Markers and Tempera by Erté - 1940s
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
Miss Tapsy is a very beautiful original drawing realized by the Russian artist Erté. Mixed media (pencil, markers, and tempera) on ivory paper.
Hand-signed "Erté" in black ink on the...
Category
Art Deco 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker, Tempera, Pencil
Children Snow Sledding in Central Park - New Yorker Cover Study
Located in Miami, FL
Hungarian/American artist/illustrator depicts a charming scene of sledding in the snow in Central Park. The work is abstract in its design as it's functional in its narrative - Unpub...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
WPA 1940s Framed Figurative Village Landscape with Figures Houses Mountains
Located in Denver, CO
Depression era watercolor painting by Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897-1968) titled "The Way War First Comes" from 1940 of an outdoor village scene. Presented in a custom black frame wi...
Category
American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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