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Period: 1940s
Female nude from the front
By André Derain
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful work of a female nude made in ink on paper with some trace of lead mine probably from a sketch.
Dispersion of the estate Knaublich, Loiseau-Shmitz, 23/03/2002. Stamp "Ateli...
Category
French School 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Graphite
Abstract Mid 20th Century WPA Non Objective American Modernism New Hope Modern
By Louis Stone
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Mid 20th Century WPA Non Objective American Modernism New Hope Modern.mixed media. 21 x 16 (sight). Housed in a hand carved frame.
Louis King Stone ...
Category
American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Miss Twisty: Back to the City - Mid-Century Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Miss Twisty is a story of a young girl who leaves the big city to spend time in the country. The book is filled with insight and humor. This work is a deftly rendered black-and-wh...
Category
Academic 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
"Recumbent Lion" by Jean Pages
By Jean Pagès
Located in Bristol, CT
Watercolour of a recumbent lion w/ sapphire eyes by the artist, Jean Pages (1903-1976) signed (LR) who illustrated for Vogue magazine in the 1930s-1940...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"At The Longchamp Races", Gouache on paper by Spanish Artist Roberto Domingo
Located in Madrid, ES
ROBERTO DOMINGO FALLOLA
Spanish, 1883 - 1956
AT THE LONGCHAMP RACES
signed and located "R. Domingo, París" (upper right)
gouache on paper
10-1/2 x 13-1/4 inches ( 26.5 x 33.4 cm.)
f...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Study for the Spring (preparatory to the Four Seasons) by René-Marie Castaing
Located in PARIS, FR
René-Paris Castaing, winner of the Grand Prix de Rome in 1924, left a large body of work, both sacred and secular. Many churches in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in South-West France still bear witness to the diversity of his talent. In 1942, he began a major decoration project for the Château de Diusse, in the north-east of the county, including an allegory of the four seasons. The vigorous pastel we are presenting here is a study for Spring, depicted as Flore undressing. This commission was a veritable swan song for the artist, who died a year later at the age of 47.
1. René-Marie Castaing, the great inter-war painter in Pau
René-Marie Castaing was born in Pau on December 16th 1896. His father, Joseph Castaing, was also a painter: he was the official portraitist of Pau's high society, which was particularly cosmopolitan at the end of the century, when many rich foreigners spent the winter in Pau, taking advantage of the mild weather to enjoy an outdoor lifestyle punctuated by hunting, horse ridings and golf.
René-Marie Castaing was admitted to the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in April 1920 and entered the studio of Paul-Albert Laurens (1870-1934). In 1924, he was awarded the First Grand Prix de Rome for Painting, which earned him a stay at the Villa Médicis for more than three years. He then returned to Pau in 1928, where he lived until his death.
Castaing's work is marked by the academic tradition, in which drawing plays as important a role as painting. Although his drawings are often sketches that help to set up large painted compositions, they stand as independent artworks in which the artist fully expresses the vivacity of his talent.
Castaing was a fervent Christian and religious painting played an essential part in his work, as shown by the decorations he created for the churches of Bizanos, Borce, Bidache and Salies-de-Béarn. The painter also created several secular decorations, such as that for the dining room of the Villa Saint-Basil's in Pau in 1935, and the Hunting at the Albret’s time commissioned in 1940 by the Prefecture of Pau. The décor created in 1942-1943 for the Château de Diusse, a mansion located north-east of Pau, was his last large-scale décor, as the painter died shortly after its completion on December 8th 1943.
2. Description of the drawing
Our pastel depicts an eminently secular theme: Spring is embodied by Flore, crouching on the ground with one knee touching the ground. She reveals her ample bosom by removing her shirt, her arms raised above her shoulders to undress.
Given Castaing's classical training at the Beaux-Arts and the influence of ancient statuary...
Category
Art Deco 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
“Cat in Profile”
Located in Southampton, NY
Exquisitely done profile of a cat done with graphite, watercolor and brushed wash by the Norwegian born artist, Charles Hermansen. Signed lower middle. Circa 1940. Condition is very...
Category
Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite
'Standing Nude', Whitney Museum of Art, Bohemian Club, Oakland Museum, Art Deco
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Willard Cox' (American, 1902-1974) and painted circa 1935.
Board dimensions: 18.75 x 12.5 inches.
An elegant, Art Deco period figural watercolor showing a young woman with bobbed hair standing with her hand resting on the back of a bent-wood chair.
Born in Wichita, Kansas, Willard Cox moved to San Francisco where he shared a studio with Maurice Logan...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
"Masquerade" Original Watercolor & Ink Storyboard by Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
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Category
Art Nouveau 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
French Illustration Aviation Poster Project Gouache Drawing by C. Villars
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an original Post-war illustration drawing, hand-painted with gouache on Arches Velum paper by French artist C. Villars (France - 20th Century). The poster project features a ...
Category
Post-War 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Butler Art Institute Winter Dog Barn Scene Watercolor Circa 1940
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original watercolor by Ohio artist Joseph Koch who was affectionately known as Koco during his long life of almost 105 years.
This beautiful watercolor painting titled "Winter's ...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
“Nassau Harbor, Bahamas”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor and gouache on archival paper by the American artist, Martin Louis Lindsay. Signed, titled and dated top right. Done in 1944. Condi...
Category
Academic 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Trees in front of the Swiss Mountains
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper without frame
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
“Still Life with White Roses”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautiful original watercolor by Jessie Harris Bone Charman. Signed lower right. Circa 1940. Condition is very good. Under glass. Beautifully matted and framed. Overall framed mea...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Girl Playing Golf
By Peter Driben
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink with White Gouache
Signature: Signed Lower Right
A pin-up study
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Pen
Art Lovers and Art Critics Analyzing Obscene Painting. Cartoon
Located in Miami, FL
Cartoonist Richard Taylor was trained in academic art. He frequently comments on abstract art which was the new and radical thing at the time. "Curtis sees so much more in these thi...
Category
Academic 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Board
Geneva countryside
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper without frame
Good condition
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
ORIGINAL INK LOUIS VALTAT UNIQUE PIECE
By Louis Valtat
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
ORIGINAL INK ON PAPER
SIGNED WITH THE ESTATE INITIALS STAMP
Unique piece
Category
French School 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
two drawings colored inks nude
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pedro Pruna Ocerans (1904-1977) - Two drawings - Ink drawing
Two framed drawings, all of them signed and dated.
Frame measures 23x28 cm.
Pere Pruna Ocerans (Barcelona, 1904-1977) ...
Category
Post-Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Untitled (Industrial Street)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition - America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s
Untitled (Industrial Street), c. 1940s, watercolor on paper mounted on illustration board, estate stamp verso (signed by Peter Corbridge, the artist’s son); 14 x 21 inches; unframed
Edgar Corbridge was a Massachusetts-based precisionist painter who mainly worked in watercolor. In 1916, three years after immigrating from England, Corbridge completed a course of study in sign painting at the Fall River, Massachusetts Technical High School and obtained an apprenticeship with the Armour Sign Shop. Throughout his career, Corbridge was mainly self-taught as a fine artist. In 1918, Corbridge received his first recognition as an artist for his entry in a Fall River Women’s Club poster competition. During much of his professional life, Corbridge worked as a self-employed window trimmer and operator of the Corbridge Display Service, supplemented by income from the occasional sale of his paintings. Corbridge gleaned the subjects for his works in and around his home in Fall River, Massachusetts, as well as Provincetown. In the 1940s, Corbridge began to exhibit frequently, including at the annual exhibitions at the Jordan Marsh Company...
Category
American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Board
Ginger Rogers, circa 1948
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Lower Right
This illustration is on 13.50" x 10.00" illustration board with a 8.00" x 5.00" image.
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Dancer & Actress Ginger Rogers...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
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 i...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Antique Asian India Ink Calligraphy Set in A Custom Frame
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3825 Asian calligraphy in india ink on paper with custom frame
Image 14x10"
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink
Water Sports - Nude Swimmers and Bathers at Coney Island
Located in Miami, FL
Historically, academic artists have always featured the central figures in their composition in a prominent light with the background figures being darker. In water sports...
Category
Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor
'Self-Portrait with Black Hat' — Mid-Century American Impressionism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Philipp, 'Self-Portrait with Black Hat', ink and color pastel, c. 1945. Signed in ink, lower right. A fine, spontaneous drawing, on heavy, buff wove paper; the artist's tack holes in the top and bottom left sheet corners, minor rippling in the bottom sheet edge; otherwise in good condition. Image size 16 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches; sheet size 19 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed.
Provenance: Art Students League, from the artist’s personal portfolio.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Robert Philipp (1895–1981) was a celebrated American Post-Impressionist painter known for his nudes, still lifes, and portraits. Noted art critic Henry McBride named Philipp one of America's top six painters of his generation. Philipp was an instructor of painting at the Art Students League, New York, for 33 years. Philipp was Secretary of the National Academy of Design, a National Academician, and a Benjamin Franklin Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts in London. His composition and painting style has been compared to the art of Edgar Degas and Pierre Auguste Renoir.
In 1940, Philipp was invited to Los Angeles by Hollywood producer Louis B. Mayer to paint portraits of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie stars. The same year, Walter Wanger, producer of ‘The Long Voyage Home’, directed by John Ford and based on plays by Eugene O'Neill, contracted with Reeves Lewenthal, head of the Associated American Artists gallery in Manhattan, to bring nine well-known artists to the set and paint scenes from the movie and portraits of the actors in character. The artists included Robert Philipp, Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, Ernest Fiene, George Schreiber, Luis...
Category
American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Ink
Chicken Ride
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Chicken Ride
Pen and ink on paper, c. 1940
Unsigned
Annotated by the artist with his color intentions
Preliminary study for "Chicken Ride," watercolor, 1940, in the collection of Mr...
Category
American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Legend meets the Second World War: Allegory of St George Slaying the Dragon
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick
Allegory of St George slaying the Dragon
Gouache
22 x 13 cm
Signed to reverse along with the Golden Hinde, probably for publication in Swillbin or similar.
This goua...
Category
Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Pencil
Divertimento I (Picasso)
By Conger A. Metcalf
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Divertimento I (Picasso)
Graphite, color wash and oil paint on coated glossy paper, c. 1940
Signed C. Metcalf lower left (see photo)
Inscribed Matisse, Picasso, C. Metcalf lower left...
Category
American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Oregon Coast', Art Institute of Chicago, AIC, Works Project Association, WPA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'A. Vincent' for Andrew McDuffie Vincent (American, 1898-1993); inscribed verso with title, 'Oregon Coast' and dated 1945.
A vibrant w...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Second World War painting, Anti-Aircraft Battery
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick
Anti-aircraft battery
Gouache
28 x 20 cm
Signed and dated in bottom left hand corner.
This striking gouache depicts an anti-aircraft battery in action: shots are be...
Category
Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Pencil
Woman Folk-1 & 2, Pencil on Paper, Set of 2 Works by Atul Bose "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Atul Bose - Woman Folk-1 & 2
Pencil on Paper
5 x 3.4 inches
(Set of 2 Works)
(Framed & Delivered)
In this evocative pencil sketch, Bose captures a candid moment among a group of wom...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen, Pencil
Rajgir-1 & Roadside Tea Stall, Bankura, Pencil on Paper, Set of 2 Works-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Atul Bose - Rajgir-1 & Roadside Tea Stall, Bankura
Pencil on Paper
7 x 10 inches & 9.3 x 7 inches, 1943
(Set of 2 Works)
(Framed & Delivered)
In this evocative sketch, Atul captures...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen, Pencil
Fakir-1 & 3, Figurative, Pencil on Paper, Set of 2 Works by Atul Bose "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Atul Bose - Fakir-1 & 3
Pencil on Paper
6 x 6 inches & 6.6 x 6 inches
(Set of 2 Works)
(Unframed & Delivered)
In this evocative sketch, Atul captures the weathered face and humble p...
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen, Pencil
"Grazing"
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
Paper, Watercolor, Board
'Rainy Day, Pool and Billiards', Laguna Beach Art Association, Solvang, Moure
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Marshall Thomas' for Marshall F. Thomas, (American, 1916-2011), and painted circa 1945.
An elegantly composed and atmospheric view of a California Main Street sh...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Shepherd.
Located in Riga, LV
Karlis Miesnieks (1887.31.I – 1977.25.X)
Studied in the studio of J. Madernieks (1910), in Petersburg society of Imperial art promotion school (1911) and he graduated class of theat...
Category
Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Etching
Landscape in Provence Watercolor Painting by Francois Pascal
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely watercolor painting on Arches paper features a landscape view in Provence. This typical Mediterranean country house in the south of France has a veranda and the Saint Victoire...
Category
Academic 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Landschap te St Tropez, Landscape at St Tropez
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century drawing study on paper of a Provencale landscape by the Dutch artist Wim Oepts. Possibly an atelier sketch for the painting Landschap te St ...
Category
Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
French Poster Project Aviation Illustration Gouache Drawing by C. Villars
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an original Post-war illustration drawing, hand-painted with gouache on Arches Velum paper by French artist C. Villars (France, 20th Century). The poster project shows a jet ...
Category
Post-War 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
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 in a number of different styles. Early on in his career, he tended to produce paintings displaying a poetic realism but this changed over time until, in 1957, he was employing geometric abstraction and later still, the influence of pop art could be discerned. His geometric style has strong linear structure which occasionally veers to expressionism and the effect of this is an interesting sense of detachment that the viewer of the work can feel and one engages with the subject on a different level than one would normally expect. A critic wrote of him," Sometimes expressionist, sometimes linear, the abstraction forms itself willingly, in Marcel Dumont's world, to leave the rectangular structure to connect to carefully prepared tones. He retains also, in his abundant output, a few poetic pop-art collages together with a number of drawings and engravings illustrating Stefan Zweig...
Category
Abstract 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
French Aviation Illustration Poster Project Gouache Drawing by C. Villars
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an original Post-war illustration drawing, hand-painted with gouache on Arches Velum paper by French artist C. Villars (France - 20th Century). With a backdrop of the world a...
Category
Post-War 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
The Tuilerie, study
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper
Brown wooden frame with glass pane
62.6 x 67.7 x 1.5 cm
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Crayon
British Light Tanks, c.1940, original painting by Vivian Bewick
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick
British light tanks
Gouache
17 x 25 cm
This striking gouache depicts two British light tanks in formation. Bewick captures the details of these vehicles seemingly w...
Category
Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Pencil
1944 Searing Broadway Drama, "Anna Lucasta"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
This piece is on 11.00" x 15.00" illustration board, with an image that measures to 8.50" x 10.00."
Caricatur...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
Caricature of the Cast of the Broadway Production of "Another Part of the F
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Ink on Illustration Board Caricature of the cast of the Broadway production of `Another Part of the Forest` by Lillian Hellman, including (l to r) Mildred Dunnock, Percy Waram, Leo Genn, Patricia Neal...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
1943 Broadway production of "The Voice of the Turtle"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Cardstock
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004), for the long running 1943 Broadway production of `The Voice of the Turtle`, starring Peggy...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pen
Reclining Nude — Mid-Century Modernism, Renowned African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Blackburn, Untitled (Reclining Nude), brush and ink, c. 1948, unsigned. A fine, spontaneous work, on cream wove paper. Slight toning to the sheet edges; otherwise in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed.
Image size 18 3/4 x 23 1/2 inches (476 x 597 mm).
Provenance: Adrienne E. Wheeler Collection, acquired from the artist.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Robert Blackburn (1920 - 2003) participated in the rich mix of art programs and creative groups available in Harlem as he grew up, including Charles Alston's Harlem Arts Workshop, the Harlem YMCA, and later the Harlem Artist's Guild. In 1937 he joined the WPA at the Harlem Community Art Center, the largest New York center for instruction in the arts. There he was exposed to Harlem's most prominent artists, Aaron Douglas, William Henry Johnson...
Category
American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
"Pan" Original Watercolor & Ink Storyboard by Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Category
Art Nouveau 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
Tony Award Winning Actors, Arthur Kennedy, David Wayne & Sam Wanamaker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Triple Portrait by George Wachsteter (1911-2004), of Tony Award Winning Actor...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
1945 Broadway Musical, "The Red Mill"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Upper Right
On 17.50" x 15.00" illustration board with an image that measures to 12.00
x 11.50." Illustration includes some blue indicating halftone.
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1945 Broadway Musical...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
Ray Bolger in "Three to Make Ready" & "Where's Charley?"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Unsigned
PEN & INK CARICATURES & SKETCHES - Drawings by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Ray Bolger in...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
George Jessel, circa 1945
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Graphite on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Upper Right
On illustration board, matted. The piece measures to 18.00" x 14.00" overall with an 8.00" x 6.00" image.
Caricature by George...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Graphite
Zachary Scott & Musical Director, Harold Levey, (2)
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Center Right and Lower Left
This piece is on 15.00" x 11.00" illustration board, each drawing measuring to 7.00" x 9.00."
Includes the original invoice. Minor soiling, editors notations.
Caricatures by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Zachary Scott...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
Girton College, Cambridge, watercolour by Joy Fox
Located in London, GB
Joy Fox (née Hollings)
Girton College
Watercolour
24 x 17 cm
Signed to bottom right.
Little is known about Joy Fox. It seems that she studied at Girton College, Cambridge between 1939 and 1942. This charming watercolour depicting the main gate at the college featured in Douglas de Lacey...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Charles Culver Watercolor Landscape "Red Hills Near Patzcurao" Signed & Dated
Located in Detroit, MI
The idyllic atmosphere of this Mexican scene is located in Mexico, west of Mexico City and south of Guadalajara. “Red Hills Near Patzcuaro” is set in a golden light. and was one of three paintings by the artist while the artist visited Patzcuaro, Mexico. The humans depicted lend an atmosphere to the painting and an indication of location - dressed in native Mexican peasant dress - without being obtrusive and causing the viewer to concentrate on them. The intense red hills of Patzcuaro are the feature in this painting along with the pinon and juniper trees and the Chamisa shrub. This piece has been professionally reframed with acid-free matting and museum glass.
In a 1952 Detroit Free Press article, entitled “Artist Explains His Work,” Culver was asked why he painted the way he did. He stated: “I try to ‘see’ though not too exactly; I try to think though not too ponderously; I feel emotion yet I try not to become overwrought. I interpret rather than describe, and design rather than depict. I work with values, not light and shade; hence, when I am successful, I achieve substance rather than three-dimensional form, and this satisfies me as being wholly sufficient. In my work I wish to be serious without becoming a bore, exuberant without being frivolous, humorous without being silly. I believe that good paintings are conceived, not contrived; and I am interested in art much more than in pictures.”
Charles Culver...
Category
Naturalistic 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Charles Culver Landscape "Late Afternoon Landscape" Watercolor on Paper
Located in Detroit, MI
“Late Afternoon Landscape” is set in the golden light of evening painted in the mid-west town of Utica, Michigan. It has the atmosphere of when work is done and peace and quiet blanket the countryside. The The farm machinery has ceased its racket as has the family dog wandering about for one last sniff. This piece has been professionally reframed with acid-free matting and conservative glass.
In a 1952 Detroit Free Press article, entitled “Artist Explains His Work,” Culver was asked why he painted the way he did. He stated: “I try to ‘see’ though not too exactly; I try to think though not too ponderously; I feel emotion yet I try not to become overwrought. I interpret rather than describe, and design rather than depict. I work with values, not light and shade; hence, when I am successful, I achieve substance rather than three-dimensional form, and this satisfies me as being wholly sufficient. In my work I wish to be serious without becoming a bore, exuberant without being frivolous, humorous without being silly. I believe that good paintings are conceived, not contrived; and I am interested in art much more than in pictures.”
Charles Culver...
Category
Naturalistic 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Church of Saint-Etienne-Du-Mont, Paris
Located in Genève, GE
Work on watercolor paper
Gray wooden frame with glass pane
94 x 73 x 3 cm
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Landscape - Original Ink and Watercolour by Alfred Sobottka - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an Original Watercolour realized by Alfred Sobottka in 1948.
Good condition on a cream colored cardboard.
Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right corner.
Category
Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
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This Tempting Wayne Thiebaud Watercolor Is the Perfect Summer Treat
Although he also produced pensive portraits and idyllic landscapes, the artist’s best-known images are of ice cream, cakes and other colorful sweets.
In This Surreal Painting, the Pink Foot of Patriarchy Squashes a Pumpkin Worshipped by Women
In ‘Gourd,’ Isabel Rock creates a mythic scene that looks fresh and contemporary but feels as old as Eden.
Mid-Century Americans Didn’t Know Antonio Petruccelli’s Name, but They Sure Knew His Art
The New York artist created covers for the nation’s most illustrious magazines. Now, the originals are on display as fine art.
Cecilia Vicuña Merges Politics, Science and Spirituality in Her Poetic Art
The Chilean creator, who has been living in exile in New York for decades, is having a major moment, receiving the biggest exhibitions, commissions and awards an artist could dream of.
Who Are the Most Popular Artists on 1stDibs?
Learn the stories of some of the world's most recognizable artworks and their makers.
Shantell Martin Finds Wonder in Sharing the Creative Process
The visual artist completed a new work in front of a crowd at the 1stdibs Gallery.