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Period: 1940s
French school Luminous Landscape with water mill, oil painting Signed
French school Luminous Landscape with water mill, oil painting Signed

French school Luminous Landscape with water mill, oil painting Signed

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️ Luminous Landscape with Water mill⬅️ ⏩It is signed J Weakaes⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐48x36cm / 18.9x 14.2inc...

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Impressionist 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars, Canvas

“Palm Trees Along Florida Coast, c. 1940” Jane Peterson Impressionist Palm Beach
“Palm Trees Along Florida Coast, c. 1940” Jane Peterson Impressionist Palm Beach

“Palm Trees Along Florida Coast, c. 1940” Jane Peterson Impressionist Palm Beach

By Jane Peterson

Located in Yardley, PA

A wonderful example of Peterson’s views of the Florida Coast during her winter trips down south. Painted during Peterson’s mature period, this lively work underscores the energy of ...

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American Impressionist 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Design for a Women's Dress, Lucien Lelong
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Design for a Women's Dress, Lucien Lelong

A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Design for a Women's Dress, Lucien Lelong

Located in Chicago, IL

A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for a woman's jacket dress; Lucien Lelong ”Indiscrete”. Artwork size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Archivally matted t...

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American Modern 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil, Watercolor

Original Blue Oil Painting Depicting Sunset over Lake Vättern from Vadstena
Original Blue Oil Painting Depicting Sunset over Lake Vättern from Vadstena

Original Blue Oil Painting Depicting Sunset over Lake Vättern from Vadstena

By Erik Tryggelin

Located in Stockholm, SE

Erik Tryggelin (1878–1962) Sweden View over Lake Vättern from Vadstena, 29–30 August 1943 signed and dated lower right oil on canvas laid on masonite unframed 15 × 20 cm (5.9 ...

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Post-Impressionist 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman's Fashion Study, Design for a Formal Evening Gown
A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman's Fashion Study, Design for a Formal Evening Gown

A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman's Fashion Study, Design for a Formal Evening Gown

Located in Chicago, IL

A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for a woman's evening gown. Artwork size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Colored pencil and pencil on paper. Archivally ma...

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American Modern 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil

A Quiet, Sunlit 1940s Vintage Mexican City Scene, Archway, San Miguel de Allende
A Quiet, Sunlit 1940s Vintage Mexican City Scene, Archway, San Miguel de Allende

A Quiet, Sunlit 1940s Vintage Mexican City Scene, Archway, San Miguel de Allende

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A quiet, sunlit, vintage 1940s Mexican city street scene (Archway) by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a picturesque view of a colorful plaza ar...

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American Modern 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Women Seated in Garden "Femmos Restant" New Hope Pennsylvania Artist Edna Gass
Women Seated in Garden "Femmos Restant" New Hope Pennsylvania Artist Edna Gass

Women Seated in Garden "Femmos Restant" New Hope Pennsylvania Artist Edna Gass

By Edna Gass

Located in Soquel, CA

Women Seated in Garden "Femmos Restant" New Hope Pennsylvania Artist Edna Gass Women Seated in the Garden 'Femmos Restant" by New Hope Artist Edna Gass (American, 1904–1993). Image, ...

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Post-Impressionist 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

Early Mexican City Scene by Chicago Artist Francis Chapin, San Miguel de Allende
Early Mexican City Scene by Chicago Artist Francis Chapin, San Miguel de Allende

Early Mexican City Scene by Chicago Artist Francis Chapin, San Miguel de Allende

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A charming, vibrant, early Mexican city street scene by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a quiet, picturesque view of the rooftops and cathedral...

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American Modern 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Girl with Braided Hair, Raphael Soyer
Girl with Braided Hair, Raphael Soyer

Girl with Braided Hair, Raphael Soyer

By Raphael Soyer

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Raphael Soyer (1899-1987) Title: Girl with Braided Hair Year: Circa 1947 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 12 x 9 inches; framed size, 19 x 16 inches Condition: Excellent Inscripti...

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American Realist 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1940's Americana WPA Modernist Watercolor Painting Catskill Mountains Bungalow
1940's Americana WPA Modernist Watercolor Painting Catskill Mountains Bungalow

1940's Americana WPA Modernist Watercolor Painting Catskill Mountains Bungalow

By Samuel Grunvald

Located in Surfside, FL

Bungalow (fauvist painting of New York scene) 1940's. image is 10X 11.5 inches. Hand signed lower right Watercolor painting on paper board Country Scene Samuel Grunvald was a Hunga...

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Modern 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper, Board

Grotesque Expressionist Figural Scene Paris Symbolist Spanish Oil Painting 1940s
Grotesque Expressionist Figural Scene Paris Symbolist Spanish Oil Painting 1940s

Grotesque Expressionist Figural Scene Paris Symbolist Spanish Oil Painting 1940s

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Grotesque Expressionist Figural Scene Paris 1946 Symbolist Spanish Oil Painting Artist: Daniel Sabater Salabert Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 27 × 35 cm (10.6 × 13.8 in) Signature: Signed lower right Inscription: Paris 1946 (verso) Frame: Unframed Condition: Very good condition. Stable panel and original paint surface with age-appropriate craquelure Origin: Spain / Paris Period: 1946 Striking grotesque expressionist figural composition depicting a group of caricatured characters gathered around an open book filled with coins, executed by Spanish painter Daniel Sabater Salabert and inscribed Paris 1946. The theatrical arrangement suggests a symbolic or moralizing narrative scene, a recurring theme within Sabater’s most personal production associated with psychological satire and fantastical figuration. The exaggerated physiognomies, distorted facial structures and compressed spatial composition reinforce the expressive tension typical of European grotesque painting...

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Symbolist 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Scenic 1940s Modern Summer Harbor Scene of Saugatuck, Michigan- Francis Chapin
A Scenic 1940s Modern Summer Harbor Scene of Saugatuck, Michigan- Francis Chapin

A Scenic 1940s Modern Summer Harbor Scene of Saugatuck, Michigan- Francis Chapin

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A scenic, colorful Modern 1930s summer harbor scene of Saugatuck, Michigan by notable Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin. Depicting a lively summer harbor view of the historic S...

Category

American Modern 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Girl in Green

Girl in Green

By Donald S. Vogel

Located in Dallas, TX

Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...

Category

American Modern 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Le Quai du Louvre - Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Edouard Cortes
Le Quai du Louvre - Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Edouard Cortes

Le Quai du Louvre - Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Edouard Cortes

By Édouard Leon Cortès

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed impressionist oil on canvas board figures in cityscape circa 1940 by sought after French painter Edouard Cortes. The work depicts a bustling evening street scene at the quay b...

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Impressionist 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Hortense (Ballerina) /// Impressionism Degas French Ballet Renoir Figurative Art
Hortense (Ballerina) /// Impressionism Degas French Ballet Renoir Figurative Art

Hortense (Ballerina) /// Impressionism Degas French Ballet Renoir Figurative Art

By Pal Fried

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Pál Fried (Hungarian, 1893-1976) Title: "Hortense (Ballerina)" *Signed by Fried lower left Circa: 1940 Medium: Original Oil Painting on Canvas Framing: Framed in a light gold...

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Art Deco 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

"Hyannis Pond" John F. Carlson, Massachusetts American Impressionist Landscape
"Hyannis Pond" John F. Carlson, Massachusetts American Impressionist Landscape

"Hyannis Pond" John F. Carlson, Massachusetts American Impressionist Landscape

By John F. Carlson

Located in New York, NY

John F. Carlson Hyannis Pond, 1940 Signed lower left Oil on board 16 x 20 inches Provenance Vose Galleries Private Collection, New Jersey The native Swede John Fabian Carlson beca...

Category

American Impressionist 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Parisians Strolling in The Park, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 1940s
Parisians Strolling in The Park, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 1940s

Parisians Strolling in The Park, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 1940s

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

6069 Oil on canvas of Parisians strolling in the park set in a period frame Image size 22.5x27.5"

Category

1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rabbit Hunters
Rabbit Hunters

Rabbit Hunters

By Roger Medearis

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rabbit Hunters, egg tempera on Masonite, 12 x 9 inches, 1947, signed and dated lower left, signed, titled and dated verso “Rabbit Hunters Egg Tempera Roger Medearis 1947,” exhibited at Medearis' solo show at Kende Galleries, New York, in 1949 (Medearis’ record book, a copy of which is held by Vose Galleries in Boston, MA, indicates this is painting “No. 23” and that is was completed in 1947 and sold via Kende Galleries (at Gimbel Brothers...

Category

American Modern 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Board

A Large, Striking 1940s Modern Portrait of a Seated Young Woman in Green Blouse
A Large, Striking 1940s Modern Portrait of a Seated Young Woman in Green Blouse

A Large, Striking 1940s Modern Portrait of a Seated Young Woman in Green Blouse

By Walter Burt Adams

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking 1940s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A large, well executed, figurative work by the artist, depicting a yo...

Category

American Modern 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman's Fashion Study, Cover Design for Hattie Carnegie
A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman's Fashion Study, Cover Design for Hattie Carnegie

A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman's Fashion Study, Cover Design for Hattie Carnegie

Located in Chicago, IL

A stylish, vintage, 1940s woman's fashion study featuring an elegant graphic design for a portfolio cover featuring ladies resort clothes by Hattie Carnegie. Artwork size: 11 x 8...

Category

American Modern 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil, Watercolor

Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard Framed Impressionist Beach Scene Dock Oil Painting
Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard Framed Impressionist Beach Scene Dock Oil Painting

Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard Framed Impressionist Beach Scene Dock Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American impressionist beach scene painting. Oil on board. Unsigned. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

Category

Impressionist 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"The Champ, 1942" Joe Louis "Brown Bomber" Boxer Portrait Ex-Museum Oil Signed
"The Champ, 1942" Joe Louis "Brown Bomber" Boxer Portrait Ex-Museum Oil Signed

"The Champ, 1942" Joe Louis "Brown Bomber" Boxer Portrait Ex-Museum Oil Signed

Located in Yardley, PA

“The Champ, 1942” by Theodore Fried (1902-1980) This important portrait by Hungarian-American artist Theodore Fried depicts the legendary boxer Joe Louis aka “The Brown Bomber” and ...

Category

American Modern 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Market Day in Piazza Grande, Expressionist Oil on Board, 1940s, Framed
Market Day in Piazza Grande, Expressionist Oil on Board, 1940s, Framed

Market Day in Piazza Grande, Expressionist Oil on Board, 1940s, Framed

Located in London, GB

'Market Day in Piazza Grande, Locarno, Switzerland', oil on board, by unknown artist (1947-48). Locarno is an utterly charming Italian-speaking resort located on the northern shore o...

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Expressionist 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Frederick Shane Artists Sketching California 1940s Modernist Gouache
Frederick Shane Artists Sketching California 1940s Modernist Gouache

Frederick Shane Artists Sketching California 1940s Modernist Gouache

By Frederick Shane

Located in Denver, CO

A striking 1940s modernist gouache painting by Frederick Shane titled Artists Sketching (California), depicting three artists working outdoors against a sweeping mountainous landscap...

Category

American Modern 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Road Less Traveled Hawaii Surrealist Mid Century Figurative Abstract Landscape
Road Less Traveled Hawaii Surrealist Mid Century Figurative Abstract Landscape

Road Less Traveled Hawaii Surrealist Mid Century Figurative Abstract Landscape

By Marguerite Blasingame

Located in Soquel, CA

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...

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Surrealist 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

'Cock Fight in Cuba' original Regionalist painting signed by John Steuart Curry
'Cock Fight in Cuba' original Regionalist painting signed by John Steuart Curry

'Cock Fight in Cuba' original Regionalist painting signed by John Steuart Curry

By John Steuart Curry

Located in Milwaukee, WI

John Steuart Curry "Cockfight in Cuba," 1946 oil on canvas Image: 38.25 x 46.25 in Frame: 43.75 x 51.5 in Signed on reverse with initials JSC on lower right stretcher bar John Steu...

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American Realist 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Grand Canyon, vibrant mid-20th century western landscape
The Grand Canyon, vibrant mid-20th century western landscape

The Grand Canyon, vibrant mid-20th century western landscape

By Andreas Roth

Located in Beachwood, OH

Andreas Roth (American, 1871-1949) Grand Canyon, 1943 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 24 x 34 inches 29.5 x 39 inches, framed Andreas Roth was a German painter. Son of th...

Category

1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

L'Arc de Triomphe - Le Soir - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Edouard Cortes
L'Arc de Triomphe - Le Soir - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Edouard Cortes

L'Arc de Triomphe - Le Soir - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Edouard Cortes

By Édouard Leon Cortès

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed oil on canvas board figures in cityscape circa 1940 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Cortes. The work depicts an autumnal scene of the the Arc de Triomphe,...

Category

Impressionist 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman's Fashion Study, Town and Country, Blum’s Vogue
A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman's Fashion Study, Town and Country, Blum’s Vogue

A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman's Fashion Study, Town and Country, Blum’s Vogue

Located in Chicago, IL

A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for a woman's autumn suit. Inscription reads: "Brown and grey suit and cape affair from Town and Country, Blum's ...

Category

American Modern 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Hudson River School Style - The Homestead and Grist Mill 1942
Hudson River School Style - The Homestead and Grist Mill 1942

Hudson River School Style - The Homestead and Grist Mill 1942

By A. Mathieu

Located in Soquel, CA

Hudson River School Style - The Homestead and Grist Mill 1942 In the Hudson River School style by A (K) Mathieu (American, 19th-20th C). Harvest time at the Homestead with a hay wago...

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Hudson River School 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board, Stretcher Bars

The Red-haired Woman
The Red-haired Woman

The Red-haired Woman

By Louis Berthomme Saint-Andre

Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR

Oil on canvas by Louis BERTHOMME SAINT-ANDRE, France, 1940s. Young Red-haired Woman. with frame: 74x63 cm - 29.1x24.8 inches ; without frame: 61x50 cm - 24x19.7 inches. Format 12F. ...

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Neo-Expressionist 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1940's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Tenement Market
1940's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Tenement Market

1940's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Tenement Market

By Samuel Grunvald

Located in Surfside, FL

The Market, (fauvist painting of NYC scene) 1940's. image is 10X 11.5 inches. Hand signed lower right Lower East Side Tenements Pushcart Market Watercolor on paper board. Samuel G...

Category

Modern 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Board, Paper

View of Stockholm from Västerbron, 1943
View of Stockholm from Västerbron, 1943

View of Stockholm from Västerbron, 1943

Located in Stockholm, SE

Gabriel Strandberg (1885–1966) Sweden View of Stockholm from Västerbron, 1943 signed and dated lower left oil on board unframed 36.5 × 55 cm (14.4 × 21.7 in) framed 46.5 × 65 cm (1...

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Post-Impressionist 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Hatatatedai" Hiroshi Honda, Japanese Hawaiian, Monumental Fish Painting, Orange
"Hatatatedai" Hiroshi Honda, Japanese Hawaiian, Monumental Fish Painting, Orange

"Hatatatedai" Hiroshi Honda, Japanese Hawaiian, Monumental Fish Painting, Orange

Located in New York, NY

Hiroshi Honda Hatatatedai Signed upper right Ink on paper laid on canvas 35 x 92 inches Hiroshi Honda was an American painter who was born in Hilo, Hawaii, to Japanese parents who ...

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American Modern 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Ink, Watercolor

French Fauvist Post Impressionist Oil Painting Frederick Serger Ecole de Paris
French Fauvist Post Impressionist Oil Painting Frederick Serger Ecole de Paris

French Fauvist Post Impressionist Oil Painting Frederick Serger Ecole de Paris

By Frederick B. Serger

Located in Surfside, FL

Frederick Serger Genre: Post Impressionist Subject: Flowers, Poppies Medium: Oil Surface: Panel Hand signed lower left Frederick Serger (given name Frederick Bedrick Sinaberger) w...

Category

Expressionist 1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel