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Period: 1940s
Large Fauvist Modern Abstracted Landscape Gilt Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Really large and impressive modernist landscape oil painting. Nicely framed. Great color and perspective. No signature found.
Category

Fauvist 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rescue abstract figurative oil painting by Maurice Golubov
Located in Hudson, NY
Rescue (c.1945) Oil on panel 14" x 17" 19 ½" x 22 ¼" x 1 ½" framed Signed "M. Golubov" lower right, titled "Rescue" verso. About this artist: "If you can imagine a point moving, i...
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Abstract 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Antique American School Modernist Cubist Abstract Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nice colors and an early cubist work. Finely framed. Oil on board. Framed. Signed.
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Abstract 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Modernist Abstract Cubist Framed Mid Century Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting by Asher Applegate. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed and dated 1948.
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Cubist 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Abstract Expressionist Waterfall Nature-scape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted early American modernist abstract landscape. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category

Abstract 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist New England Beach Dune Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Well painted mid 1900's impressionist beach scene painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category

Impressionist 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Modernist Abstract Cubist Framed Mid Century Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.
Category

Cubist 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Period New York Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive and amazing mid 1900s abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framed.
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Abstract Expressionist 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Impressionist Birch Tree Landscape Framed 1940
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-2899 Antique birch trees landscape,acrylic on artist board displayed in a wood frame.Signed lower left by Mori.Image size 9.5 H x 7.5 W
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1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Antique American School Modernist Abstract Landscape Framed Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage mid century abstract landscape. Oil on board. Framed. No signature found.
Category

Abstract 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Margaret Balzer, 1946
Located in Washington, DC
Modern painting by Margaret Balzer Cantieni (1914-2002). Tempera on wood board. Signed in lower right corner "Balzer '46". Painting measures 1 1" x 14" with frame 16 1/2" x 19 1/2". Margaret Balzer studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Lyonel Feininger, Josef Albers and William Stanley Hayter...
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Abstract 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Board, Egg Tempera

Antique Canadian Modernist Signed MacDonald Stormy Coastal Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage Canadian regionalist landscape painting. Oil on canvasboard. Framed. Signed.
Category

Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Rare Alaskan Artist Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvasboard. Framed. Image size, 24H x 30L. Signed.
Category

Abstract Expressionist 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique French Post Impressionist Modern Kitchen Seafood Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very nicely painted French modernist still life. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed
Category

Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Japanese American Modernist School Beach Scene Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category

Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Arthur Dove 1940 "Sun" Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Arthur Dove: 1880-1946. One of the most important early American Modernists and Abstract Expressionists. He has had auction results over $8,000,000 and that record was 2 weeks ago. A...
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Abstract 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Antique American School Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed MCM Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on board Framed.
Category

Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Modernist Long Island Hamptons Beach Scene Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvasboard. Framed.
Category

Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Modernist Hamptons New York Sandy Path Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 18H x 24L.
Category

Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century French Forest Landscape Oil painting Signed
Located in Sempach, LU
Landscape of Fontainebleau Georges Bousquet Moret (1904-1976) was, first, an engineer passionate about arts. This passion led him to devote his f...
Category

Impressionist 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique American School Modernist Fauvist Abstract Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted modernist abstract landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category

Abstract 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Modernist Landscape Framed Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category

Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Modernist Flower Still Life Framed Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category

Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Modernist Nautical Cityscape Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage mid century abstract painting. Feels like an abstract cityscape of New York City. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signe...
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Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Abstract Houses Architecture Precisionist NY Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category

Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Monumental Vintage American School Modernist Landscape Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large and impressive modernist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed illegibly.
Category

Abstract 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Abstract Cubist Flower Still Life Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very well painted period cubist still life. Oil on canvasboard. Framed. No signature found.
Category

Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Abstract Cubist Still Life Large Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted vintage American modernist still life. Cubist composition with great color. Oil on board. Framed. Signed.
Category

Cubist 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Signed 1956 Antique American School Modernist Abstract Indian Space Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive and large mid century abstract painting. Signed and dated illegibly lower right. Oil on canvas.
Category

Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Modernist Framed Signed Exhibited Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Exhibited at the Butler Art Institute.
Category

Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Modernist Abstract Mid Century Framed Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school modernist abstract painting. Oil on canvas. Housed in a great period modernist silver leaf frame.
Category

Abstract 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Italian Impressionist Venice Trompe L'Oeil Flower Cityscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very well done and interesting vintage Italian impressionist painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category

Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American School Modernist Abstract Cityscape Holiday Lights Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvasboard. Framed. Image size, 20H x 30L. Signed.
Category

Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mosaic II
Located in New York, NY
Appropriately called the "Mosaic" period for important historical artist Carl Holty, this is a super example! His color use during this time frame was lively as he always used sky b...
Category

Abstract 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Modernist Abstract Nature Study Virginia Trees Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very finely painted abstract landscape by Nancy Weyl. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category

Abstract 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Altitude 2000, Departure by Julio De Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
Featured in the Julio de Diego - Paintings and Drawings exhibition at the McNay Art Institute, this is an exceptional work by the artist. Altitude 2000, Departure (1946) Oil on maso...
Category

Abstract 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Antique Ashcan Street Impressionist Nocturnal Cityscape Burlington Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Really impressive and well painted street scene by Mildred Bunting Miller (1892 - 1964). Titled Burlington City. Housed in a great giltwood frame. Has the feel of a Hopper!! Oil ...
Category

Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Southern Modernist Abstract Musical Oil Painting by Ethel Davis, Alabama 1940
Located in Baltimore, MD
Ethel Rosetta Davis was born in Hardin County, Tennessee in 1897. She studied art in Birmingham, Alabama. Davis married and located to Tuscumbia a...
Category

Abstract Geometric 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modern Landscape, Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting by Joe Jones
By Joe Jones
Located in Long Island City, NY
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, ...
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1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstracted pair of oil paintings by Carl Holty
Located in Hudson, NY
These works are only sold as a pair. Each painting measures 9" x 11" and framed 18" x 20.25" x 2.5" The red and gold work is signed "Carl Holty" in the lower right. About this artists: Carl Holty was awakened to his interest in art as a child through visits to the Layton Art Gallery of Milwaukee, and began painting lessons with Friedrich Wilhelm Heine at a young age. Though born in Freiburg, Germany, in 1900, he was raised in Wisconsin and enrolled at Marquette University. Before long, Holty abandoned his pre-medical studies in order to pursue art. He spent a summer at the School of the Chicago Art Institute in Saugatuck, Michigan, and set off for New York in 1920. He then studied at the National Academy of Design under Francis Coates Jones...
Category

Abstract Expressionist 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Personal Equation" Jimmy Ernst, Abstract Surrealism, Black, Red, Blue, White
Located in New York, NY
Jimmy Ernst Personal Equation, 1950 Signed and dated lower right Oil on canvas 41 x 39 1/2 inches Provenance: Laurel Gallery, New York Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York Collection ...
Category

Surrealist 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Harlem Renaissance Signed Ellis Original Abstract Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract painting. Oil on board, circa 1940. Signed. Image size 22L x 30H. Housed in a period modern frame.
Category

Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Landscape Red Green - Scottish Abstract Expressionist art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This stunning Scottish Abstract Expressionist oil painting is by noted Scottish artist William Gear. Painted in 1949 it is an early and significant painting which dates to the early part of his career. Entitled Abstract Landscape with Red and Green it was painted during Gear's time in Paris and involvement with COBRA. Mostly red and green shapes are incased in black on a vivid yellow background. A really pleasing composition to the eye and perfectly housed in an ebonised frame, it is an excellent example of Gear's work. Signed and Dated '49 lower right. Inscribed, titled and dated verso. Provenance: Cornish collection. Condition. Acrylic on canvas 25 inches by 20 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in an ebonised frame, 30 inches by 25 inches and in good condition. Few British painters have played an active role in the modern abstract movement of post-war Europe. William Gear was the most passionate and committed exception. He continued the tradition of the Edinburgh-Paris axis established by J.D. Fergusson, Samuel Peploe and others, spending vital years between 1947 and 1950 living and working in Paris. Significantly, in recent years, he received the greatest acclaim in France, Germany and the Netherlands. He was born in 1915 in Methil, Fife, into a mining family; the particular landscape of "pitheads, the sea, rocks, castles, trees, storms and poverty" marked his earliest identity with a place and probably remained the most influential to his art. Years later he recalled as a schoolboy visiting the local art gallery in Kirkcaldy and seeing 12 colourful still-lifes by Peploe. Art-history lessons during student years at Edinburgh College of Art, in particular Byzantine classes under David Talbot Rice, also influenced his concern for structure. This had as much to do with the formal language of painting as sheer delight in the medium itself. Gear never missed an opportunity to show people the merits of a well-constructed painting. On a travelling scholarship in 1937, he chose to study with Fernand Leger, described by Gear as "a keystone for me, seldom abstract, rather a degree of abstraction". The Second World War interrupted these formative years and, by 1940, Gear had joined the Royal Corps of Signals. Dispatched to the Middle East, he still had the discipline to paint - mostly works on paper of damaged landscapes - with exhibitions in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Cairo as well as Siena and Florence. His naturally robust and tenacious temperament was profoundly affected by visiting Bergen-Belsen, and this certainly influenced the later experiments with the black armature. As the British officer in Celle, working for the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section of the Control Commission, he focused on securing the safety of the Berlin Art Collection in Schloss Celle, and organised an important series of modern art exhibitions, including the rejected work of Karl Otto Gotz...
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Abstract Expressionist 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Subjective Farm Landscape abstract oil painting by Ralph Rosenborg
Located in Hudson, NY
Subjective Farm Landscape 1940 Oil on canvas, 24" x 30" 37.5" x 31" x 2" framed - frame is original to this artwork Signed recto lower right: "rosenborg 40" & arrow box cypher. Signe...
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Abstract Expressionist 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled A.155
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache on paper Considered to be one of the founding fathers of American abstraction, Werner Drewes was one of the first artists to introduce concepts of the Bauhaus school within ...
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Bauhaus 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

UN Poster Design American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism WPA World Peace
Located in New York, NY
UN Poster Design American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism WPA World Peace Jo Cain (1904 – 2003) We Are All Members of the Human Race: UN Poster Proposal 21 x...
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American Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Board

Untitled Abstract Composition signed Joe Stefanelli
Located in New York, NY
This Untitled Abstract Composition in Oil on Canvas signed Joe Stefanelli is a gem of Mid-Century American Abstraction. This painting brilliantly exemplifies the approach and movemen...
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Abstract 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paint

Antique American Modernist Finely Painted New York City Market Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Step back in time to the bustling streets of 1940s New York City, where artistry and urban vitality converged in a dazzling display of creativity. This exceptional original oil paint...
Category

Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Scottish 1949 Abstract - Interieur Forme Blanche - CoBrA art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This stunning Scottish Abstract oil painting is by much noted artist William Gear. It was painted in 1949, not long after Gear de mobbed in 1947, moved to Paris and established a one room studio at 13 Quai des Grands Augustins, hence the title Interieur, Forme Blanche. At the same time, Gear was introduced to CoBrA, allowing him to exhibit in important early CoBrA shows in Copenhagen and in Amsterdam in 1949. The same year saw an exhibition at the Betty Parsons Gallery in New York, alongside Jackson Pollock. Gear remained in Paris until the early fifties. This bold abstract mixes blocks of solid colour with more geometric lines and is an excellent and important example of his period in Paris. Signed and dated '49 lower left. Provenance: Private London collection. Condition. Oil on canvas, 24 inches by 20 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in a wooded white painted frame, 34 inches by 30 inches and in good condition. Few British painters have played an active role in the modern abstract movement of post-war Europe. William Gear was the most passionate and committed exception. He continued the tradition of the Edinburgh-Paris axis established by J.D. Fergusson, Samuel Peploe and others, spending vital years between 1947 and 1950 living and working in Paris. Significantly, in recent years, he received the greatest acclaim in France, Germany and the Netherlands. He was born in 1915 in Methil, Fife, into a mining family; the particular landscape of "pitheads, the sea, rocks, castles, trees, storms and poverty" marked his earliest identity with a place and probably remained the most influential to his art. Years later he recalled as a schoolboy visiting the local art gallery in Kirkcaldy and seeing 12 colourful still-lifes by Peploe. Art-history lessons during student years at Edinburgh College of Art, in particular Byzantine classes under David Talbot Rice, also influenced his concern for structure. This had as much to do with the formal language of painting as sheer delight in the medium itself. Gear never missed an opportunity to show people the merits of a well-constructed painting. On a travelling scholarship in 1937, he chose to study with Fernand Leger, described by Gear as "a keystone for me, seldom abstract, rather a degree of abstraction". The Second World War interrupted these formative years and, by 1940, Gear had joined the Royal Corps of Signals. Dispatched to the Middle East, he still had the discipline to paint - mostly works on paper of damaged landscapes - with exhibitions in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Cairo as well as Siena and Florence. His naturally robust and tenacious temperament was profoundly affected by visiting Bergen-Belsen, and this certainly influenced the later experiments with the black armature. As the British officer in Celle, working for the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section of the Control Commission, he focused on securing the safety of the Berlin Art Collection in Schloss Celle, and organised an important series of modern art exhibitions, including the rejected work of Karl Otto Gotz...
Category

Abstract 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Important Early American School Abstract Geometric Precisionist Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Step into the enigmatic world of abstract art with this captivating original oil painting from 1945. This masterpiece, signed with a mysterious monogram by an unknown artist, embodie...
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Abstract 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled, Composition with Jagged Forms
Located in Lawrence, NY
Provenance: Estate of the artist, his estate executor Harriette Tanin, New York collector Never afraid of trying new styles, curious and opinionated, constantly engaged with the wo...
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Surrealist 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Monumental New York City Brooklyn Bridge Cityscape Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Monumental antique American modernist abstract cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found. Very impressive painting in person here.
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Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Art Deco Abstract Spot Light Aeronautical Framed Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
Category

Abstract 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Figurative Painting NY Gallery Label Mystery Painting Colorful 1940
Located in Buffalo, NY
Abstract figurative painting on board. Carl Bredemier label on the reverse. Framed. Oil on board
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Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Landscape Monogrammed American Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
Category

Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Exhibited Ashcan School Nocturnal New York City Brooklyn Bridge Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist nocturnal view of the Brooklyn Bridge. Oil on board. Signed verso. Framed.
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Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Signed Surreal Flower Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist still life oil painting by William Sanderson (1905 - 1990). Oil on board. Framed. Signed.
Category

Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ceremonial Dancers oil and tempera painting by Julio De Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
Artwork measures 48" x 30" and framed 56 ¼" x 38 ¼" x 3" Provenance: John Heller Gallery, NYC, circa 1975 (label verso) The artist's daughter Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, FL (1990)...
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Modern 1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil, Tempera

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