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Period: 1940s
"The Blue Chair"
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 Benj...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Insect - Pencil and Pastel on Cardboard - 1945
By Ivan Mosca
Located in Roma, IT
Insetto is an original artwork realized by Ivan Mosca in 1945. Original Drawing.
Colored pencils on cardboard.
Hand-signed and titled by the artist on the lower right corner.
Very good conditions.
Very fresh and delicate artwork representing an insect in foreground realized with colored pens.
Ivan Mosca (Parma, 1915 - Rome, 2005) was an Italian artist and painter. He moved to Milan where he attended the School of Book and the Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche in Monza. He was interested by the abstract art and met the artists of the Gallery "Il Milione", such as Osvaldo Licini...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Nude Study, Diana 1948
By Carlo Tagliabue
Located in Soquel, CA
1948 Nude Study of woman's back with sanquine and charcoal. Titled "Diana" by Carlo Taliabue (Italian/American). Signed and dated lower right corner. Titled upper right corner. Image...
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Post-War 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
(Untitled)
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1940
Medium: Pastel on Canvas
Dimensions: 30.00" x 24.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Image of a woman seated in front of a fire.
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel
Lakeside Watercolor - Sailboats on the Lake
By Erika Schob
Located in Houston, TX
Classic lakeside watercolor of a small sailboats docked on a late afternoon by artist Erika Schob, 1941.
Displayed on a white mat with a gold border and fits a standard-size frame....
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
"View of Lambertville"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Daniel Garber (1880 - 1958).
One of the two most important and, so far, the most valuable of the New Hope Sc...
Category
American Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
Vintage French Landscape - Peacock Pond
Located in Houston, TX
Pencil drawing of splendid peacocks resting peacefully beside a glistening pond and willow tree. Signed and dated 1942 lower right.
Displayed on a white mat with a gold border and ...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
"Reading"
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 Benj...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Untitled (Children Sleeping)
By Amalia Polleri
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Amalia Polleri, 'Untitled (Sleeping Children)', Conté crayon on cream wove drawing paper, signed and dated '43 in ink beneath the image, lower right; with 1/4 margins all around. Arc...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Conté
1940s Netting the Catch
By Walter P. Taylor
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive watercolor figurative of fisherman pulling in the nets by Walter P. Taylor (American, 20th Century). Signed "W.P. Taylor U.S.N.R.'45 (for United States Naval Reserve)" low...
Category
American Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Lioness in the Savannah by Jean Poulain
By Jean Poulain
Located in Pasadena, CA
Jean Poulain 1884-1967
Jean Poulain was born in 1884 in Katanga (formerly Belgian Congo). The self-taught artist from an early age, he will be in search of all the emotions and beau...
Category
Other Art Style 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Jugglers and Horse Giocolieri e Cavallo
Located in London, GB
MARINO MARINI 1901-1980
Pistoia, Italy 1901-1980 Viareggio, Italy (Italian)
Title: Jugglers and Horse Giocolieri e Cavallo, 1943
Technique: Double-sided Hand Signed and Dated Pencil, Watercolour and Gouache on Thin Card
Paper size: 49 x 34.5 cm. / 19.3 x 13.6 in.
Additional information: This pencil, watercolour and gouache work is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist "Locarno 1943 Marino" in the lower left image.
It is also signed in ink "Marino" in the lower right image.
The drawing was created in Locarno in 1943.
Furthermore, there is a sketch of Horse...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor, Pencil
Bird on a Basket, Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - )
Title: Bird on a Basket (P6.25)
Year: 1957
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Size: 22.5 x 29.5 in. (57.15 x 74.93 cm)
Category
Expressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Admired"
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...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Portrait of a Louis XIV Period Gentleman, Drawing by Vivian Rydgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Vivian Rydgren
Title: Portrait of a Gentleman
Year: 1948
Medium: Color pencil and pastel on paper, signed and dated l.r.
Paper Size: 23 x 15.5 inches
Framed: 37.5 x 29.5 inches
Category
Romantic 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil, Oil Pastel
Frieda, Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015)
Title: Frieda (P6. 45)
Year: 1948
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm)
Category
Expressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"The Pose"
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 Benj...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper
"Calla Lily, " Original Watercolor Botanical Drawing signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Calla Lily" is an original watercolor by Sylvia Spicuzza. The artist signed the piece "Miss Spicuzza" in the lower right. This piece depicts a calla lily blooming in various greens....
Category
Neo-Expressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Philosopher - Original China Ink drawing by E. Berman - 1940 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed with the artist's monogram. Ink and watercolour on cardboard. Passepartout included.
This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
"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...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Untitled. Still Life.
Located in New York, NY
This gouache painting by Werner Drewes was created in 1942. Signed with a pen in the lower right. Cypher and date are just under the signature. Painted to the papers edge - the pap...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Ischia
Located in Roma, IT
Ischia is a beautiful watercolor with soft eathly color tones of a glimpse into the town of Ischia. The piece was realized by Léopold Survage in 1947.
This unique piece is hand-signe...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Woman with Red Jacket, Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - )
Title: Woman with Red Jacket (P6.52)
Year: 1948
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm)
Category
Expressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Blue Symphony, Abstract Geometric Pastel on Paper by Beatrice Rubel
By Beatrice Rubel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Beatrice Rubel (aka Betty Abbott)
Title: Blue Symphony
Year: circa 1948
Medium: Pastel on paper, signed verso
Size: 12 in. x 18 in. (30.48 cm x 45.72 cm)
Frame Size: 19.5 x 2...
Category
Cubist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
French Watercolor - Bucolic Church
Located in Houston, TX
Warmly hued watercolor landscape of a old church perched atop a rural hillside by French artist R.D. Flament, 1940. Signed lower left and titled and dated lower right.
Original art...
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1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Bianchini Ferrier Design for scarf for R.A.F. World War 2 Battle of Britain
Located in London, GB
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Design for Bianchini Férier, Lyon for a silk scarf
c. 19...
Category
Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen, 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...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pastel
Portrait of Bachoo Dinshaw, Countess Woronzow
Located in Miami, FL
Powerful pencil study of Bachoo, Countess Woronzow. Tchelitchew exaggerates the sitter's features with abnormally large eyes for dramatic effect, Bachoo (Countess Bachoobai Woronzow-...
Category
Surrealist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
The Blitz: A Civil Defence Firefighter before St Paul's Cathedral, London 1940
Located in London, GB
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The Blitz: A Civil Defence Firefighter In Action before St Paul's Cathedral with Search Lights...
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Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Farm
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful French ink wash painting of farm, circa 1940. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. ...
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1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Three Cranes, Mid-Century Watercolor Still Life
By Laurelda Cecille Schmidt
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant mid-century watercolor still-life with grapes, a vase, and fine china depicting three cranes by Laurelda Cecille Schmidt (American, 1903-1994). Presented in a giltwood frame...
Category
American Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
"Swirling Seas, " Nathaniel Dirk, watercolor, seascape, modernism, ca 1940s
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1895, Nathaniel Dirk studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and Art Students League in New York under Max Weber, Boardman Robinson and Kenneth Hayes Mi...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
'Dynamic Abstract', California San Francisco Bay Area Modernism, Thiebaud
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial, mid-century watercolor abstract comprising interrelated geometric and biomorphic elements in a palette of primary and secondary colors.
Signed upper left, 'Gilberg' ...
Category
Abstract 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen
Model - Pencil Drawing by Eugène Berman - 1944
Located in Roma, IT
Drawing on paper, 1944.
Dimensions: 43 x 35 cm
Hand signed.
This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an arti...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Lord Paul Ayshford Methuen Jesus College Cambridge pastel
Located in London, GB
Paul Ayshford Methuen, 4th Baron Methuen of Corsham (1886 -1974)
Jesus College, Cambridge
Ink and pastel
Signed and dated 30 May 1949; in artist’s origin...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
'Pacific Coast', California Post-Impressionist, Modernism, San Francisco
By Michel Kady
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Michel Kady' and dated 1948.
A substantial watercolor on Arches paper showing a coastal scene with figures walking beside the Pacific Ocean beneath imposing cli...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mid Century Life Study Nude Figurative
By Emily Farnham
Located in Soquel, CA
Modernist life study drawing by Emily Farnham (American, 1912-2004). Signed and dated lower right corner. 1949. Image, 22”H x 16”W. Measures 32" H x 24" W x 2" D. Shipped without gl...
Category
American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
Belgian Pencil Sketch - Rustic Tavern
Located in Houston, TX
Detailed pencil sketch of a theater set depicting an old and rustic tavern, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gol...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
French Watercolor - Alpine Foothills
Located in Houston, TX
Splendid watercolor on transfer paper of small cabins and trees dotting the hillsides of a mountain valley by Jean Baptiste Grancher, 1947. Titled lower left and signed and dated low...
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1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
French Pencil Drawing - The Tracker
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome pencil drawing of a hunter and his canine companion tracking their prey by French artist Jean-Baptiste Grancher, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
"The Mystery of Edwin Drood"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor on Board
Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Right
An illustration from Charles Dickens' "The Mystery of Erwin Drood".
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Board, Watercolor
LA NOVA
By Betty Ball
Located in Los Angeles, CA
BETTY BALL
"LA NOVA"
PASTEL, SIGNED
AMERICAN, DATED 1949
18 x 14 Inches
Category
Futurist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Skyscrapers.
Located in Storrs, CT
Skyscrapers. c. 1950. Pastel. 29 3/4 x 19 7/8 (framed 37 x 27). Provenance: The New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut. Signed, lower right. Housed in a stunn...
Category
American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
House by the Water
By C. Groux
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century watercolor by French artist C. Groux, circa 1940.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-sized frame. Archival plasti...
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1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Chorus Girl"
Located in Southampton, NY
Watercolor on paper of a chorus or show girl by Ruth Adele Mysel. Mysel grew up in Boston and attended the New England School of Art. She was both a artist and sculptor as well as ...
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American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Five Faces #736, " a Black Ink Drawing signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Five Faces #736" is an original black ink drawing with a stamped signature in the lower left by Sylvia Spicuzza. It depicts five female faces from a...
Category
American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Vintage French Watercolor Landscape - Village of Bruyères, France
By M. Kessler
Located in Houston, TX
Featuring a vast country field dotted by cottages, this vintage French watercolor depicts the farming town of Bruyères, France by M. Kesseler, 1945. Bruyères, located in northeastern...
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1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
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...
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1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
"Showgirl"
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well executed watercolor on paper by Ruth Adele Mysel of a beautiful showgirl. Signed lower right. Circa 1940 to 1950. Ruth Adele Mysel was raised in Boston and attended the Ne...
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American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
'Woman Holding a Flower', California Post-Impressionist, LACMA, Louvre, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Pastel figurative showing a young woman in a cobalt dress seated in an olive green chair and holding a flower, beside a vase of flowers on a side-table.
...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Oil Pastel
French Watercolor - Le Guerzit Coastline
Located in Houston, TX
Relaxing watercolor seascape of the varied coastline along Le Guerzit, France by artist C. Querneville, circa 1940. Titled and signed lower left.
Original artwork on paper displaye...
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1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
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...
Category
American Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled (Boat Repair)
Located in Dallas, TX
Francis Chapin was one of the most celebrated painters in Chicago during his lifetime. When he was a young art student, Valley House founder, Donald Vogel, painted with "Chape" on th...
Category
American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Vintage Charcoal & Pastel Drawing - Ballet Dancer
By Guy Chabrol
Located in Houston, TX
Graceful pastel and charcoal drawing of a female ballet dancer in motion by artist Guy Chabrol, circa 1950. Signed lower right.
Original one-o...
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1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
Vintage French Watercolor Landscape - Moulin de la Galette, Paris
By R. Holstein
Located in Houston, TX
Evocative watercolor landscape painting of the Moulin de la Galette, a landmark windmill in the Montmartre neighborhood on a wintry Paris day, by R. Holstein, 1948. Signed and dated ...
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1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Court Jester
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 ...
Category
American Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
A Ma Cherie Pilette
By Paul Delvaux
Located in Miami, FL
India ink/Wash on paper
Signed and dated on lower left
The work is housed in Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollara Frame with Master Museum matting
We could sell the work with the ma...
Category
Surrealist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, India Ink
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