1940s Mixed Media

A vintage herbarium / botanical display collected and created by S. Lindwald in June 1946 in Sweden. This botanical specimen is preserved behind glass in a new custom-made frame. The...

Untitled (Modernist Three-Panel Screen), 1948, mixed media on paperboard mounted into a three-section screen, 58 x 45 inches, signed and dated on each panel upper right This work is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s. Charles Malcolm Campbell...

A unique pair of vintage herbarium / botanical displays collected and created by S. Lindwald in June 1946 in Sweden. These botanical specimen are preserved behind glass in a new doub...

A unique pair of vintage herbarium / botanical displays collected and created by S. Lindwald in June 1946 in Sweden. These botanical specimen are preserved behind glass in a new doub...

'Noah's Ark' by Liber Fridman. Argentine Outsider artist, Buenos Aires Modern of Modern Art, Peru ---- Signed lower left, 'Liber Fridman' (Argentinian, 1910-2003) and created circa ...

A unique pair of vintage herbarium / botanical displays collected and created by S. Lindwald in June 1946 in Sweden. These botanical specimen are preserved behind glass in a new doub...

Chinese Vase with Nightingale is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the XX Century by the French artist Gabriel Fourmaintraux...

Seymour Franks Untitled, circa 1948 Signed lower right Mixed media on panel 15 1/4 x 22 1/2 inches Seymour Franks, 1916-1981, originated from New York City, where he was born in 19...

"Second Theme" 1949 Abstract Mid 20th Century Geometric Non-Objective Hard Edge Burgoyne A. Diller (American, 1906-1965) "Second Theme" 1949. Pencil and crayon on paper. Signed and dated 'D. 49' (lower right). Image: 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York. Martha Jackson Gallery, New York. Anderson Gallery, Buffalo, New York. David K. Anderson Grandchildren's Trust. BURGOYNE DILLER (1906-1965) Recognized as the first American painter to embrace the tenets of Neo-Plasticism, Burgoyne Diller made an important contribution to the development of non-objective art in the United States. Working in a hard-edged geometric style, he produced paintings, drawings, and collages that paved the way for the development of American Minimalism during the 1960s and 70s. Born in New York City in 1906, Diller began painting and drawing as a teenager growing up in Battle Creek, Michigan. Later, while attending Michigan State University in East Lansing on an athletic scholarship, he made weekend visits to the Art Institute of Chicago, where he familiarized himself with Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting. He was especially drawn to the landscapes and still lives of Paul Cézanne, who modeled color to create structure and volume. In 1929, Diller moved to Manhattan and enrolled at the Art Students League, where his teachers included such progressive-minded painters as Jan Matulka, Hans Hofmann, and George Grosz. Hofmann's concept of the "push-pull" effect of form and color exerted a strong influence on his early work, as did his growing familiarity with Analytical and Synthetic Cubism, German Expressionism, and other vanguard European styles. Diller had the opportunity to see some of this work firsthand, but he also kept abreast of developments abroad by reading journals such as Cahiers d'Art. Diller completed his studies at the League in 1933, the year he had his first solo exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Gallery in New York. It was around this time that his paintings began to show the influence of the reductive, pared-down geometric compositions of the Dutch Constructivist Piet Mondrian and the equally restrained compositions of Kasimir Malevich and El Lissitsky...

A unique pair of vintage herbarium / botanical displays collected and created by S. Lindwald in June 1946 in Sweden. These botanical specimen are preserved behind glass in a new doub...

Jacob Otto Pins (17 January 1917 – 4 December 2005) was a German-born Israeli woodcut artist and art collector, particularly of Japanese prints and paintings. Jacob Pins was born in Höxter, Germany, the son of Dr Leo Pins, a veterinarian, and his wife Ida Lipper. He immigrated to Palestine in 1936 to study art. His father tried to discourage him from becoming an artist for financial reasons. Pins' younger brother, Rudolph, (1920-2016) moved to the United States in 1934. His father was sent to Buchenwald. In July 1944, both parents died in the Riga ghetto. Pins first lived on a kibbutz, which was disbanded in 1941. He moved to Jerusalem and studied woodcut and linocut under woodcut master and painter Jacob Steinhardt, also a German immigrant, at his small private school. He lived in poverty in a tiny room, subsisting on a meagre diet. He continued his studies at the new Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. Pins was married to Elsa, the subject of a number of his prints. They had no children. Pins bought his first Oriental print in 1945, and acquired a house on Ethiopia Street, opposite the Ethiopian church, where he lived for the rest of his life. He continued collecting until his death and was one of Israel's foremost art collectors. His book on Japanese Pillar Prints, Hashira-e is the definitive work on the subject. Pins died in Jerusalem in December 2005. Pins' artwork was heavily influenced by German expressionism and traditional Japanese wood block printing. From 1956 to 1977, he taught at Israel's leading art schools, most notably Bezalel, where he later became a professor. He was known as a demanding teacher, emphasizing strong technical skills and discipline. In the 1950s, Pins helped to found the Jerusalem Artists' House, a centre for the city's artists to meet and exhibit. Legacy Pins' extensive collection of Japanese woodprints...

Costume Drawing Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Russian Theatre Anton Refregier (1905-1979 Costume, 1931 Pencil, crayon, and silver paint on paper 17 x 13 ¾ inches...

A rare eglomisé work by Léon Masson (1911–1987). The piece was crafted in France circa 1940. This captivating mirrored glass panel painting, masterfully executed in the eglomisé tech...

A unique pair of vintage herbarium / botanical displays collected and created by S. Lindwald in June 1946 in Sweden. These botanical specimen are preserved behind glass in a new cust...

Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) "Beat the Band" 22 x 26 1/2 inches ink on board published in The New York Times, October 11, 1942 The unframed work comes directly from the Al Hirschfeld F...

WPA Mural Study Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Workers Anton Refregier (1905-1979) Mural Study, Untitled 7 ¾ x 22 inches (sight) Gouache, pencil, and charcoal on board, c. 1940s Unsigned Provenance: Estate of Seymour Fogel, noted verso Thomas McCormick Gallery...

Denis William Dring R.A. 1904 - 1990, was an English artist who served in the second World War as an official War Artist recording portraits of serving soldiers. There are 3 portrait...

Raised in an orthodox Jewish family in Russia, Mane-Katz was born in the Ukraine and became an early 20th-century artist, known especially for portraits and paintings with Jewish the...

Whimsical oil pastel drawing of an elaborate theater stage hosting a single ballerina made of a vintage photograph by Eli Berg, circa 1940. Original artwork on paper displayed on...

Micro picture, gouache on paper mounted on black leather. Belonging to the serie “Microbes”. Interestingly, it is unusually mounted on a black leather surface whose shape reminds th...

A highly decorated, hand painted studio ceramic plate by American artist Jon Corbino. Corbino was born in Sicily, and emigrated to the United States where he attended the Art Studen...

Madame et Monsieur is an original artwork realized by Georges Henri Tribout in about 1940. Mixed media on paper. On the lower margin is present a pencil inscription. Good Conditions...

Small Amphora is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the XX Century by the French artist Gabriel Fourmaintraux (Desvres, 188...

This piece appears unsigned and unmarked. It came from an important estate in the Palm Beach area. It is an abstract flame or torch in a bronze vase. Venetian glass (Italian: vetro ...

Gilded Chinese Vase is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the XX Century by the French artist Gabriel Fourmaintraux (Desvre...

Still Life is an original photo-lithograph artwork realized by the Italian artist Luigi Bartolini in 1942 ca. Signed on the plate and dated. Very good conditions. The artwork represents still life, created by quick and confident strokes. masterly expressed through well-defined hatching of the objects Luigi Bartolini (Cupramontana, Ancona, 1892 – Rome, 1963) was a famous Italian engraver, painter, and writer. Through his etchings, which often accompany his writings, the artist led a research on light and on the signs of expressionist intonation. Among the literary works: Ladri di Biciclette (1946); Il mezzano Alipio (1951); Racconti Scabrosi (1963). Only after World War I, he dedicated himself entirely to engraving, achieving his first success in 1932 at the Italian engraving exhibition in Florence...

La obra va firmada en la parte inferior por el artista "Frank Adams" El estado de la obra es bueno Se presenta bien enmarcada la obra Medidas de la obra: 67 cm altura x 47 cm anch...

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 ...

An early abstract expressionist work on paper by American artist Felix Ruvolo. Mystery revolves around the very beginnings of Felix Ruvolo’s life.  Any biographical information to be found only lists a birth year for Felix, but no day or month.  We know he was born in New York City in 1912, and was raised by his grandparents in Sicily until the age of 12.  Why he was sent back to Italy remains a mystery as well. What we do know is that young Felix showed so much promise as an artist that the family hired a professional artist to work with Felix while he was being raised in Sicily.   In 1924, at the age of 12, Ruvolo was sent back to the United States to rejoin his parents, who were settling in Chicago. In Chicago, Ruvolo continued his private art lessons, and later enrolled in the Chicago Art Institute.   By the 1930s, the young prodigy was exhibiting his work regularly in Chicago, and was invited to participate in an American Federation of Arts traveling exhibition. This exposure brought more attention to Ruvolo’s work and he was soon invited to exhibit at major American venues, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Carnegie Institute, and the Walker Art Center.  In 1945, Ruvolo took a position teaching at the Chicago Art Institute where he had studied just a few years prior.   With extensive exhibitions in the United States, international attention arose and Ruvolo was invited to show at the Sao Paulo Biennial in Brazil, and at the Galerie Creuse in Paris, France.    By this time, Felix’s works were being reproduced in national magazines and in anthologies published by the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, and Albright Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum, in the American Encyclopedia, the Dictionaire de la Peinture Abstraite, and Il Giornale D'Italia, and museums and private individuals around the world were acquiring works by Ruvolo for their collections. By 1950 Ruvolo was invited, by a unanimous vote of the staff, to join the faculty of the art department at University of California, Berkeley, which was a hotbed of modern art at the time. Ruvolo accepted the position at UC Berkeley and settled in Berkeley, CA where his home became a gathering place for many artists and intellectuals.   In 1951, Ruvolo’s work was included in the ground-breaking exhibition ‘Abstract Painting and Sculpture in America’ held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Ruvolo was so highly regarded and respected by his peers around the country.  George McNeil, who had been the director of the Pratt Institute in New York, is known to have said that he accepted an invitation to come to UC Berkeley because Felix was there.  Ruvolo was deeply engrained in the art scene in the San Francisco Bay Area during it’s mercurial rise to a cultural mecca, and was an influence on many young artist in the area including Mark di Suvero, William Brown, Mary Snowden...

Pastel, colored pencil with collage elements Unsigned Condition: Repaired tear in the area of the moon, only visible from verso Pin holes in the corners and in the ...

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 ...

Max Bucaille ( 1906-1996 ) " collage IV- 47 " : collage on paper , signed Max Bucaille and dated IV 1947 . framed Original vintage velvet : 40,5 x 35,5 cm x 3 cm . paper : 24 x ...

Evelyn Harper, "Untitled: Cadillac Automobile Show" , Mixed Media on Illustration Board, 15 x 10, Mid-20th Century, 1948 Colors: Black and White A 15 x 10 Black and White Illustrat...

Bird Man is an original modern artwork realized by Alexander Schawinsky in 1943. Gaufrage techinique. Includes frame. Hand signed, dated and numbered on the lower margin. Edition...

Chinoiserie is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the XX Century by the French artist Gabriel Fourmaintraux (Desvres, 1886 ...

Max Bucaille ( 1906-1996 ) Collage surrealist " XII -47 " work on paper, dated XII 1947 , and signed Max Bucaille . framed original vintage black...

Beautiful and rare Poster Sketch created in 1942 in order to celebrate Littoriali Games during the Fascist period. Signed and dated 'D'Agnillo n. 26-5-1942-XX' lower right.

Poster design for National Art Week, November, 1940. In collaboration the Al Hirschfeld Foundation Al Hirschfeld’s drawings stand as one of the most innovative efforts in establishi...

D Ollard Ribbons of Memory Gouache and photographic collage 20 x 26 cm Signed to reverse Provenance: The family of A. E. Halliwell Little is known about D Ollard other than the fac...

Signed Lower Left by Artist The Saturday Evening Post cover, December 1, 1945

Vivian Bewick Leopold von Habsburg, original vintage book cover India ink and body colour 30 x 26 cm This work was originally a book cover design for the biography on Leopold Habs...

Medium: Mixed Media on Whatman Drawing Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Titled and marked "P4447" on Saturday Evening Post label verso. "The Refugee" by Bud Hutton and illustrated by Robert Fawcett...

Sz: 15"H x 30"W x 1/2"D Signed: State (bottom center) *wear commensurate with age*

Signed Lower Center A copy of the magazine accompanies this lot.

Image Sz: 17 3/8"H x 17 1/2"W Frame Sz: 19 3/4"H x 21"W Dating from 1946, the game was made in England by Castell Brothers under their Pepys brand name.

Signed and dated twice lower right: Reginald Marsh 46 / Reginald Marsh 1946

Ethel Merman "Annie Get Your Gun" original Mid Century Broadway theatre drawing Ethel Merman in the pre-Broadway tour of ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, 18 ½ ...

Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Dwinell Grant (1912 – 1991) Non-objective artist, Dwinell Grant, was born in Springfield, Ohio in 1912. His interest in the...

Approximate Date: 1949 Medium: Mixed Media on Paper Dimensions: 18.50" x 22.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Story Illustration

Approximate Date: 1949 Medium: Mixed Media on Paper Dimensions: 18.50" x 22.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Story Illustration