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Period: 1940s
“Tavern Life”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor with graphite tracings of a lively tavern scene. Signed lower right and dated 1942 by the British artist, George Anderson Short...
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Academic 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite

“Bringing Home the Game”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor with graphite tracings of a hunter bring home the fresh game by the British artist, George Anderson Short. Signed top right. ...
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Academic 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite

Toiler's House Drawing
By George Demont Otis
Located in Soquel, CA
Significant 1940s work titled "Toiler's House" by George Demont Otis (American, 1879-1962). Titled "Toiler's House on the bottom left and signed "George Demont Otis" on the bottom right. Presented in a black wood frame. Image size, 12"H x 18"W. Otis was born in Memphis, Tennessee where he was orphaned at age six and was raised by his grandmother in Chicago...
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American Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Crayon, Pencil

Dibujo a ceras - Escena familiar
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra va firmada con el sello de testamentería en la parte inferior La obra se presenta enmarcada Medidas de la obra: 30 cm. de altura x 41 cm. de ancho Medidas del marco: 52 cm...
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Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Wax

Rockport, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Rockport (P5.54), Year: 1948, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 18 x 20 in. (45.72 x 50.8 cm), Description: This view of Rockport, M...
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Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

La Traviata - Rodolphe - 4th act - Drawing by Erté - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
La Traviata - Rodolphe - 4th act is a modern artwork realized in 1948 century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff). Mixed colored gouache on paper. Hand signed on...
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Art Deco 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Rockport, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Rockport (P6.38), Year: 1948, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 12 x 18 in. (30.48 x 45.72 cm), Description: Eve Nethercott's portra...
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Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Seaside, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Seaside (P5.6), Year: 1947, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 13 x 20 in. (33.02 x 50.8 cm), Description: The versatility of Eve Net...
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Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Yellow House, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Yellow House (P6.44), Year: circa 1948, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 15 x 20 in. (38.1 x 50.8 cm), Description: Situated on a s...
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Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

View from Docks, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - View from Docks (P2.50), Year: 1947, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 7 x 9.5 in. (17.78 x 24.13 cm), Description: Eve Nethercott's...
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Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Still Life with Carrots, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Still Life with Carrots (P6.3), Year: 1949, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 18 x 20.5 in. (45.72 x 52.07 cm), Description: Set on ...
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Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Rockport, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Rockport (P4.5), Year: 1948, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 12.5 x 15.5 in. (31.75 x 39.37 cm), Description: Lining the beaches o...
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Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

1940s WPA Era American Modern Colorado Mountain Landscape Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
This original watercolor painting by American artist Edgar Britton captures the serene beauty of a Colorado mountain landscape. Created in 1946, this piece showcases soft, airy tones...
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American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

The Carousel - China Ink Drawing by Renzo Vespignani - 1949
Located in Roma, IT
The Carousel is an original Modern Artwork realized in 1949 by the Italian artist Renzo Vespignani (Rome, 1924 - Rome, 2001). Original black ink and pen on ivory paper. Hand-sign...
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Contemporary 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

"Le combat des poissons "Pencil study with annotations , cm. 30 x 20 1940 ca
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
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Surrealist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, 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 ma...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pencil

'New to the World', Hans Hoffmann, Brooklyn Museum, Corcoran, Parson School, ASL
By Frances Pratt
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, in graphite, 'Frances Pratt' (American, 1913-2003) and dated 1947. Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Frances Pratt moved to New York City where she studied at the New York School of Applied Design for Woman (1930-33), and, subsequently, at the Arts Students League (1933-35). She then met her first husband, Christopher Ritter, with whom she opened Laurel Gallery in Greenwich Village and printed the Laurel Folios. Frances Pratt taught drawing and painting at the Ballard School from 1942 into the early 1950's. She also taught mixed media and watercolor techniques at the Parsons...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Mid Century Country House Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid watercolor of a country house and grove of trees in a rural landscape of rolling green hills, with farm animals in the distance, by California artist Rene Weaver (American, 189...
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American Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

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...
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Abstract 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Graphite

Untitled. Form in Space.
Located in New York, NY
Pencil drawing on paper from 1944. Signed and dated with cypher. Paper size 4 x 6" (10 x 15.1 cm). Werner Drewes (1899-1985), painter, printmaker, educator and lecturer, was...
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Abstract Expressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Reclining Female Nude
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Reclining Female Nude Charcoal and colored chalks with white highlights on tan laid paper, c. 1948 Signed and monogrammed by the artist lower right (see photo) A masterpiece dr...
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American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk

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...
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Abstract Expressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Female Portrait. Paper, watercolors. 38x27 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Female Portrait. Paper, watercolors. 38x27 cm., 1949. Published in the book Latvian Soviet Watercolor, 1961, LV Publishing House
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Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

“Tavern Meeting”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor with graphite tracings of interior crowded pub scene by the British artist, George Anderson Short. Signed bottom left. Circa...
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Academic 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite

'Regionalist Landscape'
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'M. Cailliet' and dated 1940; additionally inscribed verso, 'Marcel Emile Cailliet, Los Angeles'. A softly-painted, Regionalist landscape showing a woman standing in the shade of a tree beside a path leading to a rural, clap-board house. This listed member of the California Watercolor Society, emigrated from Dijon, France to New York...
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Art Deco 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Early 1940s Fashion Study of a Woman with a Suit, Hat and Purse
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 1940s fashion study featuring a woman wearing a hat, suit and purse. Provenance: Cornelia Steckl-Jurin, Founder of the Fashion Department at the School of the Art Institu...
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Art Deco 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Pencil

Portrait - Pencil Drawing on Paper by A. Vangelli - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Portrait is an original artwork realized by Antonio Vangelli in 1940s. Original pencil drawing on paper. The painting is glued to a cardboard. Hand-signed on the lower r...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Villeneuve Cloister in Avignon - Drawing by Leon Boulier - 1941
Located in Roma, IT
Villeneuve cloister in Avignon is a watercolor on paper, realized by Leon Boulier, 1941.  26 x 35 cm. Titled lower  left side. Hand signed on the back. Good conditions
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Lovers - Charcoal Drawing - 1950 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Lovers is an original drawing in mixed media on ivory paper realized in 1940 ca. by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. In very good conditions. The artwork represents embracing...
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1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

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...
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Outsider Art 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Young Love: Walking to School, Four Seasons Calendar Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Illustrated for the 1949 Four Seasons Calendar, published by Brown and Bigelow. A young girl holds a freshly-picked bouquet of flowers as she strolls alongside a boy who carries he...
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American Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Ink, Paper

Art Deco Wheeler Williams Classical Nude Figure Study
Located in New York, NY
Wheeler Williams (American, 1897-1972) Study for Dawn, 1947 Pencil on paper 9 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. Signed lower right: Wheeler Williams, 1947 Inscribed: Study fo Dawn [illegible] "Dawn & Twilight" A native of Chicago, Wheeler Williams is known for his allegorical, narrative work including "Tablets to Pioneers" on the Michigan Avenue bridge in Chicago, and "Settlers of the Seaboard" in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. He graduated with honors...
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Art Deco 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Vintage 3 Figurative Nudes in Conté Crayon on Paper (1946) by Matté‎
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage 3 Figurative Nudes in Conté Crayon on Paper (1946) Matté‎ In an indigo blue and burnt orange color palette by French artist Matté‎ (French, 20t...
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1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Crayon

Untitled Abstraction
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Abstraction Graphite on paper. c. 1946 Unsigned Provenance: Estate of the Artist Inherited by his neighbor/caregiver Condition: Staining at corners ...
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Abstract 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

"The Embrace" Original Surreal Watercolor & Ink Drawing by Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
Walter Schnackenberg’s style changed several times during his long and successful career. Having studied in Munich, the artist traveled often to Paris where he fell under the spell o...
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Surrealist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Paper

'St Mark's Square, Venice', Paris, Post-Impressionist, Charlottenborg Palace
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'V. Isbrand' for Victor Isbrand (Danish, 1897-1989) and titled, 'Venedig' (Venice). Precocious as a child, Victor Isbrand painted professionally from a young age...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard

In the Countryside - Watercolor by Antonio Vangelli - 1944
Located in Roma, IT
In the Countryside is an original watercolor, realized by Antonio Vangelli in 1944. Fair conditions with repaired riping. The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident and s...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Mid Century Santa Cruz, California Figurative Vintage Boardwalk Scene, 1944
Located in Soquel, CA
A lively and detailed mid-1940's vintage boardwalk scene of Santa Cruz, California by California artist Cassard (20th Century), 1944. This figurative...
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Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Blooming Apple Tree on Union Street - Finnish Landscape in Charcoal on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Blooming Apple Trees on Union Street - Finnish Landscape in Charcoal on Paper Lovely drawing of a country street by Finnish surrealist Otto Makila (1904-...
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Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

1940s Seated Nude Figure Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude figure study of a seated female model by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Circa 1940. Unsigned. Unframed. Image size: 25"H x 19"W.
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American Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

ORIGINAL INK LOUIS VALTAT UNIQUE PIECE
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
ORIGINAL INK ON PAPER SIGNED WITH THE ESTATE INITIALS STAMP Unique piece
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French School 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

Nude - Original Drawing by George-Henri Tribout - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original artwork realized by Georges Henri Tribout in about 1940. Ink Drawing. Good Conditions. Georges Henri Tribout (1884-1962) ...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Art Deco Black Stallion and Wood Nymph Drawing by Wheeler Williams
Located in New York, NY
Wheeler Williams (American, 1897-1972) Untitled Study, 1942 Pencil on paper 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. Signed lower right: Wheeler Williams, 1942 A native of Chicago, Wheeler Williams is known for his allegorical, narrative work including "Tablets to Pioneers" on the Michigan Avenue bridge in Chicago, and "Settlers of the Seaboard" in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. He graduated with honors from Yale University in 1919 and earned a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard in 1922. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with sculptor Albin Polasek...
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Art Deco 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

'Early Queenstown', New Zealand Plein Air, Queen Elizabeth II Collection
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'D. Badcock' for Douglas Badcock (New Zealander, 1922-2009) and painted circa 1948. Preferring to paint en plein-air, Douglas earned a reputation as one of New Ze...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Insect - Pencil and Pastel on Cardboard - 1945
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...
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1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Color Pencil

Study for 'Willie Gillis USO'
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1942 Medium: Charcoal, Pencil and Collage on Paper Dimensions: 33.00" x 26.25" Signature: Inscribed and Signed In 1941, Norman Rockwell created his first cover image of Willie...
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1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Pencil

'Pacific Coast', California Post-Impressionist, Modernism, San Francisco
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...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

ORIGINAL INK LOUIS VALTAT UNIQUE PIECE
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
ORIGINAL INK ON PAPER SIGNED WITH THE ESTATE INITIALS STAMP Unique piece
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French School 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

Abstract Composition
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Tempura on heavy paper, signed and dated 1945 lower left. The piece measures 23" x 30" including the frame and presents very well overall. Provenance: Willard Gallery, NYC Brad...
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Abstract 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Tempera, Watercolor

A 1940s Black & WhiteFashion Study for Lily Daché Hat Designs
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 1940s black & white fashion study featuring an advertisement for women's hats by Lilly Daché. Provenance: Cornelia Steckl-Jurin, Founder of the Fashion Department at the Sc...
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American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

San Gabriel Mountain Landscape in Black and White - Graphite Pencil on Paper
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...
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American Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

"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

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Watercolor

A Stunning, 1940s Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawing of a Young Woman
Located in Chicago, IL
A Stunning, 1940s Finely Rendered Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawing of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Artwork size: 15 x 11 inches, unfram...
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American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

untitled (Maine Autumn Landscape across the narrows from Mt. Desert)
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...
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American Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

The Port Of Terragon. Watercolor. Circa 1940-1950.
Located in Firenze, IT
The port of Terragon. Watercolor on paper. Circa 1940-1950. Painted on rough watercolor paper, Canson & Montgolfier, old French paper manufacturer. The chromatic range is played in ...
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Neo-Constructivist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Study of Animals - Original Pencil Drawing by Willy Lorenz - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Study of Animals is a beautiful pencil original drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized in 1974 by the German artist Wilhelm Lorenz, best know as Willi Lorenz. Signed and dated " Willi Lorenz, München '74" in pencil on lower right margin. This is a preparatory study representing the profiles of a big...
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1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

untitled (Maine Landscape near Mt. Desert Island)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
untitled (Maine Landscape near Mt. Desert Island) Watercolor on paper, c. 1945-1955 Signed by the artist lower left (see photo) Provenance: Estate of the artist Condition: Excellent ...
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American Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Art Deco Polo Players Study by Wheeler Williams
Located in New York, NY
Wheeler Williams (American, 1897-1972) Untitled Study, 1944 (Polo Players) Pencil on paper 15 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. Signed lower right: Wheeler Williams, 1944 A native of Chicago, Wheeler Williams is known for his allegorical, narrative work including "Tablets to Pioneers" on the Michigan Avenue bridge in Chicago, and "Settlers of the Seaboard" in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. He graduated with...
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Art Deco 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Abstract Composition - China Ink on Paper by Michel Cadoret - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original artwork realized by Michel Cadoret. Penmarker on paper. The monogram of the artist is on the lower right corner. ...
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Abstract 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink

Portrait - Original pen drawing by Umberto Maria Casotti - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original pen drawing realized by Umberto Maria Casotti in 1947. Good condition on a yellowed cardboard. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right corner...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pen

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