1940s Abstract Paintings

Vintage American cubist abstract still life oil painting from the collection of Henri Charles Veit. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 13 by 17 inches overall, and 10.5 by 14.25 painti...

Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in thin modernist wood molding. Excel...

Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in thin modernist wood molding. Excel...

Erik Ortvad (Danish, 1917 - 2008) Abstract Landscape, 1946 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 32 X 37.5 inches 35 x 40.5 inches, framed Born in 1917 in Copenhagen, Erik Ortvad was a surrealist painter and a founding member of the COBRA art...

Antique American modernist beach town oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 22 by 26 inches overall, and 20 by 24 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and e...

Work on wood This abstract work is distinguished by its dynamic curves and vivid colors. Dominated by shades of red, blue and green, it evokes a fluid dance of organic forms. The sin...

Vintage American oil painting by Beverly Dundas. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 26 by 40 inches overall, and 20 by 34 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang a...

Antique American abstract cubist street scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 31 by 42 inches overall, and 25 by 36 painting alone. In excellent original con...

Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 15 by 19 inches overall. Handsomely framed in...

Vintage American modernist abstract figural oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 25 by 19inches overall. Handsomely framed in...

Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 13 by 25 inches overall. Handsomely framed in...

Antique exhibited Gloucester harbor signed seascape painting. Oil on board. Signed. Label verso. Framed in a period giltwood impressionist frame. Measuring 14 by 16 inches image...

Antique American modernist signed abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.

Antique American school modernist watermelon still life pastel painting. Pastel on paper. Signed. Framed. Measuring 18 by 22 inches overall and 16 by 20 painting alone.

Antique American modernist flower still life oil painting by Samuel Brecher (1897 - 1982). Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 28 by 30 inches overall and 22 by 24 inches painti...

Very impressive and amazing mid 1900s abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framed.

Mexican Modernist Oil Painting - Double Sided Abstract Figures and Buildings Dynamic abstract pieces by Ernesto Butterlin, aka Linares, (Mexican, German b. 1917 d. 1964.) The front ...

Antique American modernist signed abstract tropical oil painting. Oil on board. Framed.

Nicolas de Staël Study 1944 Original oil on canvas Unsigned On canvas 32 x 24 cm (c. 13 x 10 in) Presented in in a wood frame 41 x 34 cm (c. 16 x 13 in) Annotated "Nicolas de Stael ...

Antique American abstract oil painting by Martin Rosenthal (1899 - 1974). Oil on board. Measuring 28 by 42 inches overall and 26 by 40 painting alone. Oil on board. Signed. In exc...

Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Lela "Jackie" Axline (1910-1998). Oil on board, circa 1940. Signed. Displayed in a period modern frame. Image, 16"L x 24"H.

Road Less Traveled Hawaii Surrealist Mid Century Figurative Abstract Landscape Symbolistic and romantic Surrealist 1940s figurative abstract landscape with a figure journeying down a path in an idyllic landscape by Marguerite Louis Blasingame circa 1940-45. Signed Blasingame lower right corner; from a collection of her work. Unframed. Condition: Excellent; professionally cleaned and UV varnished. Image, 30"H x 20"W. Marguerite and her husband Frank Blasingame...

A rare and museum-quality 1941 original by Charles Ragland Bunnell, 'Birth of Mind' represents one of the most intellectually and emotionally charged works from the artist’s pivotal ...

“Untitled, 1946” by Louis K. Stone (1902-1984). A strong and charming example of mid-century American modernism by one of the most important artists working in New Hope, PA. This wa...

Antique American modernist abstract expressionist painting. Oil on board, circa 1940. Image size, 24L x 20H.

James Brooks (1906-1992). Plantlike, c.1945. Oil on canvas measures 18 x 24 inches; 24 x 30 inches in a painted wood frame of the period. Signed "J. David Brooks" lower right, Signed...

This striking 1949 gouache and wax painting by Howard Schleeter is a powerful example of mid-century American modernism rooted in the visual language of the Southwest. Titled Fetishe...

Vintage modernist still life painting. Oil on canvas. Image size, 18L x 24H.

Vintage American modern abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Unsigned. Image size, 48L x 36H. Unframed.

Very nicely painted American school abstract landscape painting. Framed in a period modernist wood molding. Oil on board. Image size, 24H by 29L.

Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 18 by 24 inches overall. Excellent condition, ready to hang...

Moving Forms, c. 1947, oil on canvas, apparently unsigned, 23 ½ x 20 inches, exhibited The Twenty-Seventh Annual Exhibition of the Southern States Art League, Virginia Museum of Fine...

Nicely painted early American modernist abstract landscape. Oil on canvas. Framed.

Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 27 by 30 inches overall, and 20 by 24 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. ...

Gerome Kamrowski Untitled, circa 1944 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 35 3/4 inches x 47 3/4 inches Gerome Kamrowski was born in Warren, Minnesota, on January 19, 1914. In 1932 he...

"Ole Swimmin Hole" Southern California Oil on canvas board 1930s Elegant mid century landscape depicting a lake and hillside in summer by well known and collected California artist ...

Antique Danish modernist abstract cubist oil painting by Eugène Sala (1899 - 1987). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 19 by 13 inches overall. In excellent original conditi...

Antique English landscape oil painting by Julian Barrow (1939 - 2013). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 10 by 12 inches overall, and 8 by 10 painting alone. In excellent or...

A important American Impressionist painting by Isabella Howland (1895-1974), "Ocho Rios", Jamaica, 1940. Howland was active in both Boston & New York, this impressionistic painting d...

A simplified landscape oil painting by Joe Jones. This two-toned piece is nicely framed and signed. Modern Landscape Joe Jones, American (1909–1963) Date: circa 1940 Oil on Canvas, ...

Hand signed in Hebrew lower right and bears hand written label verso from a 1950's exhibition Gurevich Anatole Anatol Gurevitch Anatol Gurewitsch (1916-2005) Per the hebrew label on...

Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 21 by 25 inches overall, and 16 by 20 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. Handsomel...

Mid Century Hawaiian Symbolism -- Stairway to Destiny Symbolic figurative abstract with climbing stairway in bright spring colors by Marguerite Loui...

Antique American modernist street scene painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a late 19th century fluted cove giltwood molding. E...

Double-sided Latin American Post War Geometric Abstract Dynamic abstract pieces by Ernesto Butterlin, aka Linares, (Mexican, German b. 1917 d. 1964.), 1946.The use of shape and lig...

Vintage American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 19 by 19 inches overall, and 13 by 13 paint...

Antique American modernist flower still life painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a period silver leaf molding. Excellent condi...

Large and impressive modernist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed illegibly.

This vibrant oil painting by Henry Varnum Poor (American, 1888–1970) captures a blooming spring landscape with barns, budding trees, and bright skies rendered in expressive, textural...

Symbolic Hawaiian nocturnal figurative of whispy angel figures with mountains and bridge by Marguerite Louis Blasingame (American; 1906-1947), circa 1940-45. Marguerite and her husband Frank Blasingame...

Modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Unsigned. Image size, 37"L x 25"H.

Vintage signed large abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed.

Antique American school abstract expressionist painting. Oil on board. Signed. In excellent original condition. Nicely framed in a period wood molding. Excellent condition, read...

Antique American modernist bridge landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 28 by 36 inches overall, and 20 by 28 painting alone.. In excellent original cond...

Very nicely painted mid century abstract beach scene. Oil on canvas. Signed illegibly. Framed elegantly.

Monumental antique American modernist abstract cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found. Very impressive painting in person here.

Rare early American modernist cubist abstract by Anita F. Plumb. Framed. Pastel and gouache on paper. Signed. Image size, 20H by 26L.

This richly detailed acrylic composition by François Arnal reflects the artist’s fascination with symbolic form, texture, and visual rhythm during the formative years of postwar abst...

Antique American modernist cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. Framed. Measuring: 21 by 17 inches overall, and 12 by 16 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. Han...

Antique oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 26 by 32 inches overall and 24 by 30 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.